Statutes
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen), adopted by the National Assembly on 26 August 1789, is the founding document of French …
The French Civil Code
The French Civil Code (Code civil), originally enacted in 1804 as the Code Napoléon, is the principal codification of French private law. It governs personal status, property, obligations, and …
The French Code of Civil Procedure
The French Code of Civil Procedure (Code de procédure civile) governs the conduct of civil litigation in French courts. Enacted in its current form by Decree No. 75-1123 of 5 December 1975, it …
The French Penal Code
The French Penal Code (Code pénal) is the codification of French criminal law. The current Code, known as the Nouveau Code Pénal, entered into force on 1 March 1994, replacing the original 1810 Penal …