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Codification History

Codification History is a branch of legal historiography that examines the systematic compilation and formal enactment of statutory laws within particular jurisdictions, distinguished by its focus on the historical processes, intellectual influences, and institutional contexts shaping the codification of legal norms.

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2017–2026

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Macaulay and the Indian Penal Code of 1862: The Myth of the Inherent Superiority and Modernity of the English Legal System Compared to India's Legal System in the Nineteenth Century

David Skuy · Modern Asian Studies · 1998 · 87 citations

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From Haugen’s codification to Thomas’s purism: assessing the role of description and prescription, prescriptivism and purism in linguistic standardisation

Wendy Ayres‐Bennett · Language Policy · 2019 · 80 citations · Full text

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The Enchantment of Codification in the Common-Law World

Gunther A. Weiss · 2000 · 70 citations

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Codification and Development of International Law

H. Lauterpacht · American Journal of International Law · 1955 · 63 citations

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From Jurists’ Law to Statute Law or What Happens When the Shari'a is Codified

Rudolph Peters · Mediterranean Politics · 2002 · 54 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. CM
    Charles M. Cook

    Lawson Health Research Institute, Canada

    3 publications · 69 citations

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  2. MO
    Manley O. Hudson

    Niigata Prefectural Museum of History, Japan

    2 publications · 36 citations

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  3. WA
    Wendy Ayres‐Bennett

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 107 citations

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  4. LF
    Lindsay Farmer

    Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  5. BW
    Barry Wright

    University of York, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 36 citations

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Institutions

32

  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    107 citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    100 citations

  3. Bond University

    Gold Coast, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  4. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  5. Open University of the Netherlands

    Heerlen, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  6. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  7. Florida International University

    Miami, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  8. Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine

    Novosibirsk, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of International Law

    AJIL · 7 publications · 188 citations

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 4 publications · 93 citations

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  3. American Journal of Legal History

    AJLH · 2 publications · 26 citations

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  4. Law and History Review

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  5. Journal of International Criminal Justice

    JICJ · 1 publications · 28 citations

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