{"product_id":"french-civil-code-paperback-softback","title":"French Civil Code - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book charts the formation of the French Civil Code, examining both its public and private effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, French private law was very different in the various parts of the country. In northern and central France, there were as many as sixty-five general customs in force, as well as over three hundred local customs, often differing from them in detail. As the feeling of nationhood grew, so did the idea of replacing the existing variety of laws by a single private law, possibly a code, common to all of France. 'A single body of law, called the Code Civil is to be created' proclaimed the Law of 21 March 1804, which was created by the amalgamation of thirty-six texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe French Civil Code\u003c\/em\u003e analyzes the Code using contemporary and modern sources, including the beautiful and concise extract from H.A.L. Fisher's \u003cem\u003eHistory of Europe\u003c\/em\u003e which gives an English historian's appraisal of Napoleon's contribution to the Code Civil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text will appeal to all students of and those with an interest in international law.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45575493681390,"sku":"9781844721313","price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/french-civil-code-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}