Home›Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters›Legal SystemBrowse ByLegal SystemThis 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.FactsLegal SystemSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonLandmark Formation YearWell-attested1215 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedMagna Carta is a royal charter of rights sealed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. 1Legal SystemFilter Results39 entriesEraAll19th Century (1800-1899) (1)20th Century (1900-1999) (1)Early Modern (1500-1800) (19)Medieval / Pre-1500 (27)Country or JurisdictionAllAlbania (2)Austria (1)Crown of Castile (1)Denmark (2)England (1)Ethiopia (1)France (1)Germany (1)Holy Roman Empire (1)Hungary (1)India (1)Ireland (3)Isle of Man (1)Italy (1)Japan (1)Kazakhstan (1)Kingdom of England (2)Kingdom of France (1)Kingdom of Sicily (1)Lithuania (1)Malaysia (2)Ming dynasty (1)Mughal Empire (1)Myanmar (1)Netherlands (1)Norway (2)Poland (1)Pskov (1)Qing dynasty (1)Russia (1)Scotland (2)Serbia (1)Spain (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)Tang dynasty (1)Thailand (1)United Kingdom (3)Wales (1)Legal StatusAllAmended (2)Annulled (1)Historical / No Longer in Force (28)In Force (6)Repealed (3)Superseded / Replaced (12)Authored ByAllEike of Repgow (1)Sir Edward Coke (1)Group TreeAllBrehon Law (3)Central and Eastern European Royal Charters and Statutes (3)Colonial and Indigenous Charters of the Americas (1)East Asian Dynastic and Shogunate Law Codes (2)East Slavic Law Books and Church Statutes (3)English, Welsh and Scottish Charters and Law Books (5)French and Crusader State Charters and Customs (1)Fuero (1)Holy Roman Empire, German and Low Countries Law Books and Charters (6)Iberian, Italian and Pyrenean Charters and Law Books (3)Islamic, African and Steppe Charters and Law Books (3)Nordic Law Books and Charters (3)Ritsuryō (1)South Slavic and Albanian Law Codes (3)Southeast and South Asian Law Codes (5)Legal FamilyAllCivil Law (17)Common Law (3)Customary Law (7)Mixed Legal System (4)Nordic Law (1)Religious Law (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAdat LawLegal System2 entriesByzantine lawLegal System1 entryCeltic lawLegal System1 entryCivil LawLegal System1 entryCommon LawLegal System2 entriesCustomary LawLegal System2 entriesEarly Irish lawLegal System1 entryEnglish LawLegal System7 entriesFrench Legal SystemLegal System2 entriesGerman Legal SystemLegal System2 entriesIndian Legal SystemLegal System1 entryIrish LawLegal System3 entriesJapanese LawLegal System6 entriesKievan Rus' lawLegal System2 entriesLaw of AlbaniaLegal System1 entryLaw of AustriaLegal System1 entryLaw of DenmarkLegal System3 entriesLaw of EthiopiaLegal System1 entryLaw of HungaryLegal System1 entryLaw of ItalyLegal System2 entriesLaw of KazakhstanLegal System1 entryLaw of LithuaniaLegal System1 entryLaw of MalaysiaLegal System1 entryLaw of MyanmarLegal System1 entryLaw of NorwayLegal System2 entriesLaw of PolandLegal System3 entriesLaw of RussiaLegal System4 entriesLaw of SerbiaLegal System1 entryLaw of SpainLegal System7 entriesLaw of SwedenLegal System1 entryLaw of SwitzerlandLegal System1 entryLaw of ThailandLegal System1 entryLaw of the NetherlandsLegal System2 entriesLegal system of Saudi ArabiaLegal System2 entriesMedieval Scandinavian lawLegal System1 entryNorman lawLegal System1 entryScots LawLegal System1 entryShariaLegal System1 entryTraditional Chinese Legal TraditionLegal System3 entriesSources1. Magna Carta (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaIntroductionQuote, IntroductionMagna Carta (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter"), sometimes spelled Magna Charta, is a royal charter of rights sealed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.