Home›Sources›Encyclopaedia BritannicaSourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaGeneral EncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextLaw Atlas. "Encyclopaedia Britannica." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://law.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannica.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextLaw Atlas. (n.d.). Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://law.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannicaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{lawatlas-encyclopaedia-britannica, author = {Law Atlas}, title = {Encyclopaedia Britannica}, year = {2026}, url = {https://law.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopaedia-britannica}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedEncyclopaedia Britannica is a long running English language general encyclopedia, first published in Edinburgh in 1768 and now maintained online. It draws on named subject specialists and an editorial review process, and its law and history coverage is used throughout this atlas for uncontroversial background facts about legal systems, courts and historical cases.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (140 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Source TypeWell-attestedencyclopediaSourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Claims Backed By This Source (140 claims)This source backs 140 claims across the atlas. As facts: 107 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 13 holds. Plus 18 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicJurists, 81 claims: 69 well-attested, 6 holds, 6 general references.Codes, 20 claims: 13 well-attested, 1 holds, 6 general references.Courts, 20 claims: 14 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 4 general references.Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 4 holds.Articles, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Doctrines, 1 claims: 1 holds.Well-attested107ArticlesThe Judge Who Told a King NoCodesCode of HammurabiConstitution of MedinaMagna CartaThe Twelve TablesUniform Commercial Code (UCC)Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)CourtsEuropean Court of Human RightsInternational Court of JusticeInternational Criminal CourtUnited States Supreme CourtJuristsA. V. DiceyHugo GrotiusJohn MarshallOliver Wendell Holmes Jr.Sir Edward CokeSir William BlackstoneOpen QuestionsHas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights become binding customary international law?SourcesEncyclopaedia BritannicaScholarly debate2CourtsInternational Court of JusticeInternational Criminal CourtHolds13CodesPetition of Right (1628)DoctrinesJudicial ReviewJuristsA. V. DiceyHugo GrotiusJohn MarshallOliver Wendell Holmes Jr.Sir Edward CokeSir William BlackstoneOpen QuestionsHas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights become binding customary international law?SourcesCommentaries on the Laws of EnglandDe Jure Belli ac Pacis (On the Law of War and Peace)Institutes of the Lawes of EnglandIntroduction to the Study of the Law of the ConstitutionGeneral References18ArticlesThe Judge Who Told a King NoCodesCode of HammurabiConstitution of MedinaMagna CartaThe Twelve TablesUniform Commercial Code (UCC)Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)CourtsEuropean Court of Human RightsInternational Court of JusticeInternational Criminal CourtUnited States Supreme CourtJuristsA. V. DiceyHugo GrotiusJohn MarshallOliver Wendell Holmes Jr.Sir Edward CokeSir William BlackstoneOpen QuestionsHas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights become binding customary international law?Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year