The codified bodies of law this atlas records, from ancient and Roman law through medieval charters to modern national civil codes, constitutions and international human rights instruments. A code entry names its own text's structure and force, and is grouped into a subcategory by era and region rather than left in one flat list.
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1. Codification (law) (Wikipedia)
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Ancient Sumer's Code of Ur-Nammu was compiled circa 2050-1230 BC, and is the earliest known surviving civil code.
Civil Code of the Empire of Ethiopia, 1960 (WIPO Lex)
Contains: Civil Code of Ethiopia (1960)
Ottoman Land Code of 1858 (Wikipedia)
Contains: Ottoman Land Code of 1858
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