Yesterday, March 21, was the anniversary of the 1804 approval of the Napoleonic Code in France. The Code is the basis of many European and Latin American legal systems (and some say Louisiana).
Here are some resources about the Napoleonic Code:
Title: Sesquicentennial exhibit of the Napoleonic code, its antecedents, and its spread over the globe, Library of Congress, 1954
Call Number: Law Library US Documents LC10.2:N16arb.
The Civil Code Index: http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/government/c_code.html
The Napoleon Series, Research Subjects: Government & Politics
"France" magazine feature article on the Civil Code:
http://www.francemagazine.org/articles/issue70/article94.asp?issue_id=70&article_id=94
"Slate.com" article on French/Napoleonic influence of Louisiana law:
http://www.slate.com/id/2126126/
