Norwegian Code of 1687

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The Norwegian Code of 1687 is a comprehensive early modern legal code that standardized and consolidated the laws of Norway under the rule of King Christian V.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern legal code
legal code
national law code
appliesTo Norway
authorityType royal legislation
codificationType comprehensive code
contains royal ordinances
statutory provisions
country Kingdom of Norway
effect unification of regional legal customs in Norway
follows medieval Norwegian provincial laws
governmentTypeContext absolute monarchy
governs court procedures in Norway
criminal offences in Norway
local administration in Norway
property rights in Norway
relations between subjects and the king
historicalPeriod early modern period
influenceOn later Norwegian legislation
inForceAfter dissolution of Denmark-Norway in 1814
inForceIn Denmark–Norway
surface form: Kingdom of Norway (within Denmark-Norway)
jurisdiction secular courts in Norway
language Danish
legalAreasCovered administrative law
civil law
criminal law
ecclesiastical matters
procedural law
legalContinuityWith Danish Code of 1683
legalStatus binding law in Norway for centuries
legalSystem Denmark–Norway
surface form: Danish-Norwegian dual monarchy
legalTradition civil law
monarchDuringEnactment Christian V of Denmark
surface form: Christian V of Denmark-Norway
partOf legal heritage of Norway
promulgatedBy Christian V of Denmark
surface form: Christian V of Denmark-Norway
purpose consolidation of existing Norwegian laws
standardization of Norwegian law
region Norway
relation parallel to Danish Code of 1683
status historical law code
structure book-based division
chapter-based division
subjectOf Norwegian legal history studies

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