The significance of the Napoleonic Code The Napoleonic Code is an important achievement of the French bourgeois revolution and the earliest civil code in bourgeois countries. Consolidate the achievements of the French Revolution in the form of law. It has had a great influence on the legislation of other capitalist countries and played a role in legislative norms, so it has extensive world significance.
The Napoleonic Code confirmed the legitimacy of the bourgeoisie and peasants' possession of aristocratic and ecclesiastical land property, and ensured that it was not infringed by feudal forces. Deny feudal privileges, establish the principle of bourgeois freedom and equality, and stipulate that every citizen enjoys the same civil rights and capacity; The Code clearly defines family, marriage, inheritance and other aspects of social life. This code is the earliest civil code in capitalist countries, which broke the feudal legislative principle, became the legislative norm of European and American bourgeoisie, and promoted the development of capitalism.
I thought Napoleon launched a "foggy month coup" and seized power. As a result, France embarked on the road of large-scale military expansion and pushed the capitalist system to Europe through the Napoleonic Code. The Napoleonic Code is the earliest systematic written civil code in capitalist countries. Based on the achievements of the French Revolution, Engels called it "a code of typical bourgeois society". It embodies the concept of freedom and equality.