L'applicazione della legge sul divorzio nel Regno di Napoli (1809-1815)

This study considers the enforcement of the Code Civil in the Kingdom of Naples (1809-15) and the analysis of judgments of divorce passed by Neapolitan Courts. The Napoleonic Code Civil provided two innovations unknown to the Neapolitan people: civil marriage and divorce. The study investigates how Neapolitan judges and barristers reacted to these innovations. The object of this study is to investigate how the Code Civil was nationalized by Neapolitan judges, using the judgments found in the Archives of cities of Southern Italy