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It was just a reform and improvement of French law after the French Revolution. A lot (around 2,000) of laws were passed during the revolution and Napoleon streamlined them. It simplified the law. It helped France and they are still for the most part used today. A lot of more info can be found on Wikipedia.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Code