French New Civil Procedure Code

Author: Luo Jiezhen
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: The French Civil Procedure Code is one of the five codes formulated under Napoleon. Although it is not as well-known as the French Civil Code, it remains an influential classic in modern and contemporary procedural law worldwide. The French New Civil Procedure Code still follows the basic model of adversary procedure, but it also incorporates tendencies of inquisitorial procedure, which is a necessity for social development. The French New Civil Procedure Code explicitly states in its first chapter that it establishes and clearly expresses the "basic principles guiding the litigation," with a particular emphasis on the provisions related to adversary procedure.