Analyze the significance of the ‘Napoleonic Code’

Analyze the significance of the ‘Napoleonic Code’ in making the administrative system rational and efficient.

• Answer:

  The Civil Code of 1804 – usually known as the Napoleonic Code –

  1. It did away with all privileges based on birth, 
  2. It established equality before the law. 
  3. It secured the right to property. 
  4. Napoleonic Code simplified administrative divisions, 
  5. It abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues.
  6. In the towns too, guild restrictions were removed.
  7. Transport and communication systems were improved.
  8. Peasants, artisans, workers and new businessmen enjoyed a newfound freedom.
  9. Businessmen and small-scale producers began to realize that uniform laws, standardized weights and measures and a common national currency facilitated the movement and exchange of goods and capital from one region to another.

   

• Exam Year: 2025