Assess The Extent To Which The French Revolution Changed Previously Existing French Law?
1. Assess the extent to which the French Revolution changed previously existing French law?
The French Revolution which occurred, during1789–1799, was a time of political and social and more importantly legislative change in the history of France upheaval in the history of France. The French revolution changed the France from a Monarchy to a Republic which it is today.
It occurred due to the difference of ideas between the Royal family and the working class people of France. There were various reasons why the two groups of people disliked one another’s approach to the running of the country. Louis XV had fought many battles especially in America and so the country was in huge debt making life difficult for the working people especially the peasants. This also affect the upper class people as the relied on the working class people as a labour force. Widespread unemployment and famine made things worse for the peasants.
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This is shown in napoleons’ code which ended up prohibiting judges from passing judgments exceeding the matter that is to be judged because he felt general rules are the domain of the law. In France there was no case law, however the courts still had to fill the gaps in the laws and regulations; thus a large body of jurisprudence was born; while there is no rule of stare decisis (binding precedent), the decisions by important courts have become more or less equivalent to case law. Other codes were included and as a result France sustained a working legal system.
Overall I feel the French Revolution help the French to come up with a legal system which was effective in many ways. This allowed for a country which was previously run by local customs. I also feel the French come up with a legal system which helped other countries around it maintain a efficient legal system and helped France come out of a slump which it found itself in prior to the
The French Revolution which occurred, during1789–1799, was a time of political and social and more importantly legislative change in the history of France upheaval in the history of France. The French revolution changed the France from a Monarchy to a Republic which it is today.
It occurred due to the difference of ideas between the Royal family and the working class people of France. There were various reasons why the two groups of people disliked one another’s approach to the running of the country. Louis XV had fought many battles especially in America and so the country was in huge debt making life difficult for the working people especially the peasants. This also affect the upper class people as the relied on the working class people as a labour force. Widespread unemployment and famine made things worse for the peasants.
There was also …show more content…
This is shown in napoleons’ code which ended up prohibiting judges from passing judgments exceeding the matter that is to be judged because he felt general rules are the domain of the law. In France there was no case law, however the courts still had to fill the gaps in the laws and regulations; thus a large body of jurisprudence was born; while there is no rule of stare decisis (binding precedent), the decisions by important courts have become more or less equivalent to case law. Other codes were included and as a result France sustained a working legal system.
Overall I feel the French Revolution help the French to come up with a legal system which was effective in many ways. This allowed for a country which was previously run by local customs. I also feel the French come up with a legal system which helped other countries around it maintain a efficient legal system and helped France come out of a slump which it found itself in prior to the