THE PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE OF THE FRENCH CIVIL CODE OF 1804: THE CONSTITUTION OF A «RELIGIO CIVILIS»

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https://doi.org/10.24310/Raphisa.2017.v1i2.4328

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Law, Religion, Sin, Crime

Abstract

Abstract: The preface to the French Civil Code of 1804 announced a New Order based on Right Reason and the political-legal values of the French Revolution, in an attempt to replace the role which churches had traditionally played in the morality of society. Moreover, the new civil law was presented as a substitute for moral law and religion with the aim of taking their place in that burgeoning society. One-dimensional law came into being in order to regulate all aspects of life and was ultimately to do away with the sin/crime dichotomy.. 

 

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  • Miguel Ángel Asensio Sánchez, University of Malaga

    Miguel Ángel Asensio es profesor titular de Derecho en la Universidad de Málaga. 

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2018-03-08

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THE PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE OF THE FRENCH CIVIL CODE OF 1804: THE CONSTITUTION OF A «RELIGIO CIVILIS». (2018). Review of Anthropology and Philosophy of the Sacrum, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.24310/Raphisa.2017.v1i2.4328