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[[File:Countries with a collection of laws named 'Civil Code' or similar.svg|thumb| Countries with a collection of laws known formally or informally as "civil code"]]  
[[File:Countries with a collection of laws named 'Civil Code' or similar.svg|thumb|Countries with a collection of laws known formally or informally as "civil code"]]  
A '''civil code''' is a codification of [[private law]] relating to [[property law|property]], [[family law|family]], and [[law of obligations|obligations]].  
A '''civil code''' is a codification of [[private law]] relating to [[property law|property]], [[family law|family]], and [[law of obligations|obligations]].  


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In the [[United States]], codification appears to be widespread at a first glance, but U.S. legal codes are actually collections of common law rules and a variety of ''ad hoc'' statutes; that is, they do not aspire to complete logical coherence. For example, the [[California Civil Code]] largely codifies common law doctrine and is very different in form and content from all other civil codes. Another unique example is the [[Louisiana Civil Code]], based on Spanish law [[Las Siete Partidas]], but incorrectly credited to be based on French Law.<ref>Levasseur, Alain A., "A "Civil Law" Lawyer: Louis Casimir Elisabeth Moreau Lislet" (1996). Journal Articles.
In the [[United States]], codification appears to be widespread at a first glance, but U.S. legal codes are actually collections of common law rules and a variety of ''ad hoc'' statutes; that is, they do not aspire to complete logical coherence. For example, the [[California Civil Code]] largely codifies common law doctrine and is very different in form and content from all other civil codes. Another unique example is the [[Louisiana Civil Code]], based on Spanish law [[Las Siete Partidas]], but incorrectly credited to be based on French Law.<ref>Levasseur, Alain A., "A "Civil Law" Lawyer: Louis Casimir Elisabeth Moreau Lislet" (1996). Journal Articles.
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https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/faculty_scholarship/323 </ref><ref>Alain A. Levasseur, The Major Periods of Louisiana Legal History, 41 Lov. L. REV. 585 (1996). </ref>
https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/faculty_scholarship/323</ref><ref>Alain A. Levasseur, The Major Periods of Louisiana Legal History, 41 Lov. L. REV. 585 (1996).</ref>


In 1825, [[Haiti]] promulgated a ''Code Civil'', that was simply a copy of the Napoleonic one; while [[Louisiana]] abolished its ''Digeste'', replacing it with the ''Code Civil de l'État de la Louisiane'' the same year.{{Citation missing}}
In 1825, [[Haiti]] promulgated a ''Code Civil'', that was simply a copy of the Napoleonic one; while [[Louisiana]] abolished its ''Digeste'', replacing it with the ''Code Civil de l'État de la Louisiane'' the same year.{{Citation missing}}
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