Napoléon - Code de procédure civile - 1806

Rare original edition of this legislative collection developed within the framework of the Napoleonic codification. It constitutes the first major standardization of civil procedure rules in France, complementing the Civil Code of 1804 by organizing the practical modalities of justice -

It details the conduct of civil lawsuits before the courts, fixing rules of jurisdiction, initiation, deadlines, forms of acts, publicity and appeals, while aiming to curb abuses and speed up justice -

Inspired by the Napoleonic spirit of centralization and clarity, it imposes a hierarchical structure of the courts, strictly regulates the roles of judges, lawyers and clerks, and codifies the steps of the proceedings from the summons to the execution of judgments -

This text, which remained in force until its reform in the twentieth century, illustrates the Napoleonic will to give France a coherent procedural corpus, ensuring the authority of the State and the predictability of disputes -

Napoleon - Code of Civil Procedure - 1806 - L'Imprimerie Impériale -
284 Pages.

Good binding condition, the work in period full brown morocco leather, scuffs, signs of wear, small loss at the bottom of the front joint, some defects on boards and spine, worn crowns and corners, speckled edges, spine with raised decorative cords, gilded title on a red morocco inlay, gilded garlands framing the boards -

Good interior condition, some foxing, pages stained, fine title-page vignette, missing one marbled endpaper -

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