Glossary
Codification
civil-law
Consolidating the law of an area into a single systematic statute.
In more detail
Codification aims for coherence and accessibility, allowing a lawyer to find the governing rule by reasoning within one structured instrument. It is characteristic of civil-law systems but increasingly used in common-law jurisdictions for discrete areas such as sentencing or consumer protection.
Related terms
- civil-law-system
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