LH0850 Jurisprudence and Codification

Napoleon’s reform of legal studies: the study of the Civil Code in schools. The birth of the École de l’Exégèse and the triumph and the defeat of the Code: the abrogation of other concurrent sources but the need for a doctrinal interpretation. Other Codes issued by Napoleon in the first years of 19th century.

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This podcast course is meant as a tool to help to improve the quality of the teaching and learning legal history. Recorded by Emanuele Conte, it has been enriched thanks to the research group of legal historians based at the University of St Andrews and led by John Hudson. The collection is meant to be open to external collaboration, as a work in permanent progress. Teachers and students wanting to suggest more podcasts, topics to deal with, issues to be clarified, and discussions of specific points to be added to the collection can write to emanueleconte@gmail.com. Music by Piero Conte ©2021