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Remembering that Napoleon reinstated slavery in France As France marks the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte on May 5, his role in reinstated slavery after it was abolished prompts a renewed look at his legacy. Napoleon's death 200 years ago is commemorated all year in France As part of the bicentenary of Napoleon's death, the Parisian cultural center Grande Halle de la Villette is now hosting a major exhibition on Napoleon Bonaparte, which will open as soon as COVID restrictions are lifted and held until September 19, 2021.   Amid 150 exhibits embodying the dazzling imperial ...

“The death of Napoleon” (1828) by Charles de Steuben. The Napoleon Museum, Arenenberg Palace, Switzerland. Photograph by ALBUM/AKG Napoleon Bonaparte died on May 5, 1821, on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena. To the British, Dutch, and Prussian coalition who had exiled him there in 1815, he was a despot, but to France, he was seen as a devotee of the Enlightenment. In the decade following his demise, Napoleon’s image underwent a transformation in France. The monarchy had been restored, but by the late 1820s, it was growing unpopular. King Charles X was seen as a threat to t...

Thu Apr 29, 2021 Last October, I reported here that French president Emmanuel Macron had just “delivered what, on the face of it, seemed to be a remarkable speech on Islam.” Having previously been wishy-washy on the topic, he now promised a new program “intended to defend French laïcité, or official secularism, from ‘Islamist separatism,’” which he explicitly characterized as an existential threat to the Republic. Acknowledging that “one reason why ‘Islamist separatism’ had been allowed to fester was the ‘cowardice’ of French authorities,” Macron proclaimed ...

World focus: How the two faces of Napoleon make the 200th anniversary of his death an ambivalent occasion The i 1 hr ago Leo Cendrowicz © Provided by The i Napoleon’s admirers exculpate the emperor by pointing to his transformation of civic life in France (Photo: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty) Napoleon Bonaparte’s body lies inside a gargantuan red quartzite sarcophagus under the dome of the Invalides complex in Paris. It has just been restored to its original splendour after gilding and meticulous cleaning, in time for 5 May – the 200th anniversary of his...

In the second of our series examining how English law is being used in different jurisdictions, we hear from Charlotte Gerrish, who works at Gerrish Legal in Paris.