framed as a profoundly illegitimate and dehumanizing legal instrument
The article explicitly attributes the description 'the most monstrous legal text of modern times' to philosopher Louis Sala-Molins, and details how the code reduced people to property, enforced brutal punishments, and remained on the books long after abolition. This strong moral condemnation is central to the framing.
“It was described as “the most monstrous legal text of modern times” by French philosopher Louis Sala‑Molins.”
