Redefining Codification: A Comparative History of Civil, Commercial, and Procedural Codes

This book explores the evolution of law codes in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium from the late eighteenth century to today. It delves into civil, commercial, and procedural codes, even uncovering the stories of drafts that never became law.

Dirk Heirbaut, Professor of Legal History, Ghent University

Dirk Heirbaut is a senior full professor at Ghent University specialized in comparative legal history. His research covers medieval feudal and customary law, the comparative history of private law codifications, and Belgian private law since Napoleon. He is a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts and the Academia Europaea and was a founding vice-president of the European Society for Comparative Legal History. He has been a guest researcher and professor at various universities and received the Eike von Repgow Prize in 2014.