Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis (1746–1807)

• Authors: Klimaszewska Anna

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Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis (1746–1807)

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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A brilliant jurist from Provence, lawyer at the Aix Parliament, Portalis was one of the opponents of the Revolution. An outstanding orator, expert of Roman and canon law, philosopher. A man to whom Napoleon entrusted two monumental works simultaneously – the drawing up of the Civil Code, which was to define the foundations of the new society, and the drafting up of the concordat principles for the co-existence of State and religion. He is widely recognized as the master architect of one of the most famous mainstays of law – he criticised the positivist approach which placed the legal acts on an inviolable pedestal. He held a deep desire for the state of law, and his entire life centered on the law.

Keywords

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private law; French law; Code civil; French civil code

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Umiejętności
• Journal: Kwartalnik Prawa Prywatnego
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 5-29

Contributors

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Klimaszewska Anna

• University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Law and Administration