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Parmi ces textes, lequel a été adopté sous Napoléon Ier ?

Which of these texts was adopted under Napoleon I?

Correct answer

Le Code civil

The Civil Code

Why

The Civil Code, promulgated in 1804 under Napoleon Bonaparte, still forms the basis of French civil law (family, property, contracts). The Declaration dates from 1789, the separation law from 1905 and the current Constitution from 1958. From the official naturalisation knowledge-question list.

Answer choices

  • ALa Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyenThe Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
  • BLa loi de séparation des Églises et de l'ÉtatThe law separating the Churches and the State
  • CLe Code civilThe Civil Code
  • DLa Constitution de la Ve RépubliqueThe Constitution of the Fifth Republic