Danish Code of 1683

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The Danish Code of 1683 is a comprehensive national law code that standardized and modernized the legal system of the Kingdom of Denmark under King Christian V.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern legal codification
law code
national legal code
appliesToJurisdiction Denmark
basedOn royal absolutism in Denmark
codificationType comprehensive code
contains civil law provisions
criminal law provisions
family law provisions
inheritance law provisions
procedural law provisions
property law provisions
public law provisions
country Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark
follows provincial laws of Denmark
genre legal text
governingPrinciple codification of customary law
royal sovereignty
hasPart book on criminal offences and penalties
book on ecclesiastical matters
book on judicial procedure
book on private law
historicalPeriod early modern period
influenced later Danish legal reforms
inForceIn Denmark–Norway
inspired Norwegian Code of 1687
language Danish
legalContinuity formed basis of Danish law for centuries
legalDomain secular law
legalEffect replaced earlier provincial laws in Denmark
legalStatus statutory law
legalSystem absolutist monarchy legal system
legalTradition civil law tradition
monarchDuringEnactment Christian V of Denmark
promulgatedBy Christian V of Denmark
purpose modernization of the Danish legal system
standardization of Danish law
region Scandinavia
regulates court procedures in Denmark
criminal sanctions in Denmark
inheritance and succession in Denmark
marriage and family relations in Denmark
ownership and transfer of property in Denmark
relations between subjects and the king
scope kingdom-wide law code
subjectOf Danish legal history
comparative law studies

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Christian V of Denmark notableWork Danish Code of 1683
Norwegian Code of 1687 legalContinuityWith Danish Code of 1683