Editing Codification (law) (section)

{{short description|Process of collecting and restating certain area of law forming a legal code}}

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 [[Civil law (legal system)#Codification|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]].<ref>{{cite journal |first = Gunther A. | last=Weiss|year = 2000|volume = 25 |issue =2|url = http://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1126&context=yjil |title = The Enchantment of Codification in the Common-Law World |journal = Yale Journal of International Law}}</ref><ref> [[Lord Scarman]] on codification [https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.co.uk/&httpsredir=1&article=2330&context=ilj]</ref><ref>Sauveplanne article on codification [http://www.dwc.knaw.nl/DL/publications/PU00009908.pdf]</ref>