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This dimension groups legal codes by the legal system they belong to, civil law, common law or another tradition. Wikipedia notes that codification "is one of the defining features for most civil law jurisdictions," while common law jurisdictions codify law in a different way. Browsing this way collects every code written within the same legal tradition.

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2050 BCE 1
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1. Codification (law) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaCodification (law), History section
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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.
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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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