Civil Code of Lower Canada
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Civil Code of Lower Canada was the civil code
in force in Lower Canada
from July 1, 1866 to June 30, 1867 and in Quebec
from July 1, 1867 to December 31, 1993 . The Code was based on the Napoleonic code
and replaced a mixture of French law and English law
.
The revision of the Civil Code of Lower Canada commenced in 1955 and eventually led to its passing of a new civil code
on December 18, 1991 and coming in effect of the Civil Code of Quebec
on January 1, 1994. Except for certain parts of the book on the Law of the Family which were adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
in the 1980s, the Civil Code of Quebec came into effect on January 1, 1994.
The following laws and ordinances governed over Lower Canada
before the introduction of the Civil Code of Lower Canada:
Civil code
A civil code is a systematic collection of laws designed to comprehensively deal with the core areas of private law. A jurisdiction that has a civil code generally also has a code of civil procedure...
in force in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
from July 1, 1866 to June 30, 1867 and in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
from July 1, 1867 to December 31, 1993 . The Code was based on the Napoleonic code
Napoleonic code
The Napoleonic Code — or Code Napoléon — is the French civil code, established under Napoléon I in 1804. The code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs go to the most qualified...
and replaced a mixture of French law and English law
English law
English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...
.
The revision of the Civil Code of Lower Canada commenced in 1955 and eventually led to its passing of a new civil code
Civil code
A civil code is a systematic collection of laws designed to comprehensively deal with the core areas of private law. A jurisdiction that has a civil code generally also has a code of civil procedure...
on December 18, 1991 and coming in effect of the Civil Code of Quebec
Civil Code of Quebec
The Civil Code of Quebec is the civil code in force in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Civil Code of Quebec came into effect on January 1, 1994, except for certain parts of the book on Family Law which were adopted by the National Assembly in the 1980s...
on January 1, 1994. Except for certain parts of the book on the Law of the Family which were adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
in the 1980s, the Civil Code of Quebec came into effect on January 1, 1994.
The following laws and ordinances governed over Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
before the introduction of the Civil Code of Lower Canada:
- Coutume de Paris
- le droit français de la métropole (mix of royal legislation, royal ordinances ("ordonnances royales"), canon law, marriage and roman law for the law of obligations (les obligations)
- les ordonnances des intendants (Royal Intendant ordinances)
- les arrêts de règlement du Conseil souverain