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This dimension names the authority that formally promulgated a legal code, giving it the force of law. Wikipedia notes codification restates the law, "forming a legal code," a text that only takes effect once a legislature or sovereign authority issues it. Browsing this way collects every code issued by the same promulgating authority.

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International human rights instruments are the treaties and other international texts that serve as legal sources for international human rights law and the protection of human rights in general. 1
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International human rights instruments are the treaties and other international texts that serve as legal sources for international human rights law and the protection of human rights in general.
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