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Why was the Napoleonic Code so revolutionary? Was it more of a step forward or a step back and why?

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The Napoleonic Code made the authority of men over their families stronger, deprived women of any individual rights, and reduced the rights of illegitimate children. All male citizens were also granted equal rights under the law and the right to religious dissent, but colonial slavery was reintroduced.

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