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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Defining CharacteristicA constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed. 1 National Security Council
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A constitution, or supreme law, is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
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