Russian law is founded on the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the country's primary source of law. Beneath the constitution, statutes such as the Russian Civil Code and the Russian Criminal Code make up the main body of Russian legal source material.
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Example Jurisdictions Primary Source of LawThe Constitution of the Russian Federation, beneath which statutes such as the Russian Civil Code and Criminal Code make up the main body of law. 2 Classification
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Family classification carried over from this entity's own recorded SubLabel (Civil Law Family), assigned under the section-legal-systems structure wave (ruling 761) using the CIA World Factbook / JuriGlobe comparative-law family classification (system.Atlas.DataBrief, law). This edge materializes that existing classification as a connective fact; it is not a new independent research finding.
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Law of Russia
The Russian Civil Code and the Russian Criminal Code are the predominant legal source, based on the Napoleonic/civil traditionView the Source 2. Law of Russia (Wikipedia)
WikipediaWikipedia, Law of Russia, Constitution sectionQuote, Wikipedia, Law of Russia, Constitution section
Adopted by national referendum on 12 December 1993 with 54.5% of the vote, the Constitution took effect on the day of its publication - 25 December of the same year.
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