Editing Codification (law) (section)

==Civil law jurisdictions==
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[[civil law (legal system)|Civil law]] jurisdictions rely, [[Civil law (legal system)#Codification|by definition]], on codification. Notable  early examples were the [[Statutes of Lithuania]], in the 16th century. The movement towards codification gained momentum during the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], and was implemented in several European countries during the late 18th century (see [[civil code]]). However, it became widespread only after the enactment of the French [[Napoleonic Code]] (1804), which has heavily influenced the legal systems of many other countries.