https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/tort-law/ Recent content in tort law on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/tort-law/french-tort-law/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/tort-law/french-tort-law/ <h2 id="sources-and-evolution">Sources and Evolution</h2> <p>French tort law (droit de la responsabilité civile) is codified in Articles 1240–1244 of the Civil Code (formerly Articles 1382–1386, renumbered by the 2016 Ordinance on the Law of Contracts). The 1804 Code established a threefold classification of civil liability: liability for personal fault (responsabilité du fait personnel, former Article 1382), liability for the acts of others (responsabilité du fait d&rsquo;autrui, former Article 1384), and liability for things in one&rsquo;s custody (responsabilité du fait des choses, former Article 1385). This structure survives in the modern code, though judicial interpretation has dramatically transformed its content.</p>