Codification (law)

In law, codification is the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code, i.e. a codex (book) of law.

Codification is one of the defining features for most civil law jurisdictions. In common law systems, such as that of English law, codification is the process of converting and consolidating judge-made law or uncodified statutes enacted by the legislature into statute law.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Weiss, Gunther A. (2000). "The Enchantment of Codification in the Common-Law World". Yale Journal of International Law. 25 (2).
  2. ^ Lord Scarman on codification [1]
  3. ^ Sauveplanne article on codification [2]

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