Editing Civil code (section)

===Civil codes in the Americas===
The first civil code promulgated in [[Canada]] was that of [[New Brunswick]] of 1804, inspired by the 1800 project of the French civil code, known as the ''Projet de l'an VIII'' (project of the 8th year); nevertheless, in 1808 a ''Digeste de la loi civile'' was sanctioned.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

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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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 needed|date=September 2022}}

The [[Mexican state]] of [[Oaxaca]] promulgated the first Latin American civil code in 1827, copying the French civil code.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Later on, in 1830, the civil code of [[Bolivia]], a summarized copy of the French one, was promulgated by [[Andrés de Santa Cruz]]. The latest, with some changes, was adopted by [[Costa Rica]] in 1841.<ref>{{Citation |title=Bolivia - Legal History |work=Foreign Law Guide |url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/FLG/COM-034301.xml |access-date=2025-03-05 |publisher=Brill |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Dominican Republic]], in 1845, put into force the original Napoleonic code, in French language (a translation in Spanish was published in 1884).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guide to Legal Research in the Dominican Republic - GlobaLex |url=https://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Dominican_Republic.html |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=www.nyulawglobal.org}}</ref>

In 1852, [[Peru]] promulgated its own civil code (based on a project of 1847), which was not a simple copy or imitation of the French one, but presented a more original text based on the Castillan law (of [[Roman Law|Roman]] origin) that was previously in force on the Peruvian territory.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

[[Chile]] promulgated its [[Civil Code (Chile)|civil code]] in 1855, an original work in confront with the French code both for the scheme and for the contents (similar to the Castillan law in force in that territory) that was written by [[Andrés Bello]] (begun in 1833). This code was integrally adopted by [[Ecuador]] in 1858; [[El Salvador]] in 1859; [[Venezuela]] in 1862 (only during that year); [[Nicaragua]] in 1867; [[Honduras]] in 1880 (until 1899, and again since 1906); [[Colombia]] in 1887; and [[Panama]] (after its separation from Colombia in 1903).{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

In 1865, the Code Civil du Bas-Canada (or [[Civil Code of Lower Canada]]) was  promulgated in [[Lower Canada]] (later the [[Canadian province]] of [[Quebec]]). It was replaced in 1991 by a new [[Civil Code of Quebec]], which came into effect in 1994.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

[[Uruguay]] promulgated its code in 1868, and [[Argentina]] in 1869 (work by [[Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield]]). [[Paraguay]] adopted its code in 1987, and in 1877 [[Guatemala]] adopted the Peruvian code of 1852.

[[Nicaragua]] in 1904 replaced its civil code of 1867 by adopting the Argentine code. In 1916 [[Brazil]] enacted its civil code (project of [[Clovis Bevilacqua]], after rejecting the project by [[Teixeira de Freitas]] that was translated by the Argentines to prepare their project), that entered into effect in 1917 (in 2002, the [[Brazilian Civil Code]] was replaced by a new text).  Brazilian Civil Code of 1916 was considered, by many, as the last code of the 19th century despite being adopted in the 20th century.  The reason behind that is that the Brazilian Code of 1916 was the last of the important codes from the era of codifications in the world that had strong liberal influences, and all other codes enacted thereafter were deeply influenced by the social ideals that emerged after World War I and the Soviet Socialist Revolution.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

[[Panama]] in 1916 decided to adopt the Argentine code, replacing its code of 1903.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

[[Cuba]] had the old Civil Code of Spain until the year 1987 when the [[National Assembly of People's Power]] approved the Cuban Civil Code, Law 59.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}