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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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Constitution of the Philippines

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

Constitution of the Republic of China

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

Constitution of the Republic of the Congo

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Constitution of the Soviet Union (1936)

National Constitutions of Europe

Constitution of the United Arab Emirates

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Constitution of the United Kingdom

National Constitutions of Europe

Constitution of the United States

National Constitutions of the Americas

Constitution of the Year VIII

National Constitutions of Europe

Constitution of the Year XII

National Constitutions of Europe

Constitution of Timor-Leste

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

Constitution of Togo

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Constitution of Tonga

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago

National Constitutions of the Americas

Constitution of Tunisia

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Constitution of Turkey

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Constitution of Turkmenistan

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

Constitution of Tuvalu

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

Constitution of Uganda

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Constitution of Ukraine

National Constitutions of Europe

Constitution of Uruguay

National Constitutions of the Americas

Constitution of Uzbekistan

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

Constitution of Vanuatu

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

Constitution of Venezuela

National Constitutions of the Americas

Constitution of Vietnam

National Constitutions of Asia and Oceania

Constitution of Yemen

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Constitution of Zambia

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Constitution of Zimbabwe

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro

National Constitutions of Europe

Constitutional Declaration of Libya

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Constitutions of Catalonia

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Constitutions of Clarendon

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Constitutions of Melfi

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Convention against Torture

International and Human Rights Instruments

Convention of 1800

International and Human Rights Instruments

Convention of Chuenpi

International and Human Rights Instruments

Convention of Constantinople

International and Human Rights Instruments

Convention of Kanagawa

International and Human Rights Instruments

Convention of Peking

International and Human Rights Instruments

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

International and Human Rights Instruments

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

International and Human Rights Instruments

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

International and Human Rights Instruments

Convention on the Rights of the Child

International and Human Rights Instruments

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

International and Human Rights Instruments

Cornwallis Code

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Corpus Iuris Hibernici

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Corpus Juris Civilis

Roman and Late Antique Law

Corsican Constitution

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Coutumes de Beauvaisis

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Crimes Act 1961

Criminal and Penal Codes

Crimes Ordinance

Criminal and Penal Codes

Criminal Code (Canada)

Criminal and Penal Codes

Criminal Code (Spain)

Criminal and Penal Codes

Criminal Code of Azerbaijan

Criminal and Penal Codes

Criminal Code of Belarus

Criminal and Penal Codes

Criminal Code of Finland

Criminal and Penal Codes

Criminal Code of Kazakhstan

Criminal and Penal Codes

Criminal Code of Lithuania

Criminal and Penal Codes

Criminal Code of Russia

Criminal and Penal Codes

Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China

Codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure

Críth Gablach

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Customs Code of Russia

Administrative and Municipal Codes

Cyfraith Hywel

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Czech Civil Code

Civil Codes

Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920

National Constitutions of Europe

Danish Penal Code

Criminal and Penal Codes

December Constitution

National Constitutions of Europe

Declaration by United Nations

International and Human Rights Instruments

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Rights and Social Legislation

Deuteronomic Code

Ancient and Near Eastern Law Codes

Digest (Roman law)

Roman and Late Antique Law

Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire

National Civil and Private Law Codes

Directive Principles in India

Rights and Social Legislation

Draco's Code

Ancient and Near Eastern Law Codes

Dušan's Code

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Dutch Civil Code

Civil Codes

Ecloga

Roman and Late Antique Law

Edict of Ammisaduqa

Ancient and Near Eastern Law Codes

Edict of Horemheb

Ancient and Near Eastern Law Codes

Edict of Rothari

Roman and Late Antique Law

Edict of Theodoric

Roman and Late Antique Law

Edictum perpetuum

Roman and Late Antique Law

Edictum Theodorici

Roman and Late Antique Law

Egyptian Civil Code

Civil Codes

Egyptian Constitution of 1923

National Constitutions of Africa and the Middle East

Egyptian Penal Code

Criminal and Penal Codes

Eight Prohibitions

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Emancipation Proclamation

Rights and Social Legislation

Eurocodes

Building and Technical Codes

European Convention on Human Rights

International and Human Rights Instruments

Family Code of Russia

Civil Codes

Fatawa 'Alamgiri

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Federal Charter of 1291

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

Federal Constitution of Switzerland

National Constitutions of Europe

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

Codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure

Federal Rules of Evidence

Codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure

Fetha Negest

Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters

First Geneva Convention

International and Human Rights Instruments

First Vienna Award

International and Human Rights Instruments
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Sources
1. Codification (law) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaCodification (law), History section
Quote, Codification (law), History section
Ancient Sumer's Code of Ur-Nammu was compiled circa 2050-1230 BC, and is the earliest known surviving civil code.
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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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