Legal History from a European Perspective

LH0820: Absolutism and Codification


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  • Codifying without a Revolution: Tuscany 1786 and Prussia 1794.
  • Innovation and conservatism: the code is often contradictory.
  • Also the projects set by revolutionary governments in France realise an absolutist project.
  • Assemblée Nationale is not absolutist enough.
  • 1804: a French Empire under Napoléon.
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    Legal History from a European PerspectiveBy Emanuele Conte