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 of civil law jurisdictions.[contradictory] 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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