First, the characteristics of Napoleon's Civil Code

1. Attach importance to individual rights and freedoms and emphasize the importance of individual equality and private property rights.

2. Retained some remnants of the old system, such as the provisions on the right of the eldest son to inherit.

3. Essentially capitalism, emphasizing the importance of private property rights and freedom of contract.

4. Pay attention to personal responsibilities and obligations, and emphasize personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

5. The language is concise and easy to understand and apply.

Second, the conditions for the generation of Napoleon's Civil Code

1, Napoleon's coup d' é tat and the establishment of the status of the first consul provided the political premise for the formulation of the civil code.

2. The legislative principles formed during the Great Revolution laid a theoretical foundation for the Civil Code.

3. The study of Roman law and the drafting experience of French civil code provide important reference for the formulation of civil code.

The influence of Napoleonic Code on later generations;

This code confirms the legitimacy of the bourgeoisie and peasants' possession of aristocratic and church land property, and ensures that it will not be violated by feudal forces; Denying feudal privileges established the principle of bourgeois freedom and equality, and stipulated that every citizen had the same civil rights and abilities.

The Code clearly defines family, marriage, inheritance and other aspects of social life. This code is the earliest civil code in capitalist countries, which broke the feudal legislative principle, became the legislative norm of European and American bourgeoisie, and promoted the development of capitalism.