Home›National Constitutions of Europe›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)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA 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. 1Legal SystemFilter Results34 entriesEraAll19th Century (1800-1899) (8)20th Century (1900-1999) (26)21st Century (2000-Present) (6)Early Modern (1500-1800) (1)Country or JurisdictionAllAlbania (1)Andorra (1)Armenia (1)Austria (1)Austrian Empire (1)Belarus (1)Belgium (1)Bulgaria (1)Croatia (1)Cyprus (1)Czechia (1)Denmark (1)East Germany (1)Estonia (1)Finland (1)France (1)Germany (1)Greece (2)Hungary (2)Iceland (1)Ireland (1)Italy (1)Latvia (1)Liechtenstein (1)Lithuania (1)Luxembourg (1)Malta (1)Moldova (1)Monaco (1)Montenegro (1)Netherlands (1)North Macedonia (1)Norway (1)Poland (2)Portugal (1)Romania (1)Russia (1)San Marino (1)Serbia (1)Slovakia (1)Slovenia (1)Soviet Union (1)Spain (2)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (1)Vatican City (1)Weimar Republic (1)Legal StatusAllAmended (10)Historical / No Longer in Force (4)In Force (21)Repealed (3)Superseded / Replaced (6)Authored ByAllErnst Forsthoff (1)Hans Kelsen (1)Group TreeAllConstitutions of CIS Member States (3)Constitutions of Council of Europe Member States (7)Constitutions of European Free Trade Association Member States (3)Constitutions of European Union Member States (19)Legal FamilyAllCivil Law (15)Common Law (3)Mixed Legal System (1)Nordic Law (2)Religious Law (1)Socialist Law (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCanon LawLegal System1 entryCivil LawLegal System16 entriesFrench Legal SystemLegal System5 entriesGerman Legal SystemLegal System4 entriesIrish LawLegal System2 entriesLaw of AlbaniaLegal System1 entryLaw of AndorraLegal System1 entryLaw of ArmeniaLegal System1 entryLaw of AustriaLegal System2 entriesLaw of BelarusLegal System1 entryLaw of BulgariaLegal System1 entryLaw of CroatiaLegal System1 entryLaw of CyprusLegal System1 entryLaw of EstoniaLegal System1 entryLaw of GreeceLegal System2 entriesLaw of HungaryLegal System1 entryLaw of IcelandLegal System1 entryLaw of LatviaLegal System1 entryLaw of LithuaniaLegal System1 entryLaw of LuxembourgLegal System1 entryLaw of MaltaLegal System1 entryLaw of MontenegroLegal System1 entryLaw of North MacedoniaLegal System1 entryLaw of PolandLegal System1 entryLaw of RussiaLegal System2 entriesLaw of SerbiaLegal System1 entryLaw of SlovakiaLegal System1 entryLaw of SloveniaLegal System1 entryLaw of SpainLegal System3 entriesLaw of SwedenLegal System2 entriesLaw of the Czech RepublicLegal System1 entryLaw of the Soviet UnionLegal System2 entriesLaw of the United KingdomLegal System1 entryNordic LawLegal System3 entriesSources1. Constitution (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaConstitution, lead sectionQuote, Constitution, lead sectionA 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.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.