The French Law Statutes—the Civil Law and the Influx of Modern West Civil Law and Its Terminology

The French Law Statutes—the Civil Law was the first book on modern west civil law which was translated by Anatole Billequin and his assistant. The book introduced some key principles about modern west civil law such as equality,voluntary,honesty,and credibility,helped the Chinese learn a lot about legal laws and regulations which were different from the traditional,and translated much terminology on civil law. Though the spread of The French Law Statutes—the Civil Law was limited by the poor Chinese translation,the effect of The French Law Statutes—the Civil Law on modern China is still worth our attention.