Law book
A code of law ( GB for short ) denotes a codification of all applicable law ; however, it is mostly a summary of a larger sub-area (for example the civil code ). There are civil codes, family codes , labor codes, procedural codes, etc. Codes of law have existed since the creation of the Old Testament . Under Napoléon Bonaparte , the Civil Code and the Pénal Code emerged as legal codes in France at the beginning of the 19th century .
literature
- Reclams non-fiction dictionary of the book. Edited by U. Rautenberg. Reclam Publishing House . Stuttgart 2003. ISBN 3-15-010542-0 .
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Wiktionary: Statute book - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
