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Le Code annamite

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Le Code annamite is a significant scholarly work by Paul-Louis-Félix Philastre, a French administrator and diplomat in French Indochina. Published in two volumes in Paris in 1876, it is a translation of the Vietnamese legal code and its commentaries into French.1

Philastre, known for his generally sympathetic approach to the Vietnamese people, served in various administrative roles in Vietnam. His translation of the legal code was considered his most important scholarly achievement. The work provided valuable insight into the legal system of Annam, a region that was formerly a kingdom in what is now central Vietnam.12

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