Six Codes

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Six Codes (??), refers to the six main legal codes that make up the main body of law in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (Republic of China). Sometimes, the term is also used to describe the six major areas of law. Furthermore, it may refer to all or part of a collection of statutes.

The word ropp? is a slightly adapted form of the word used in Japanese to describe the Napoleonic Code (???????? Napoleon go-h?ten) when it was brought over during the early Meiji period. Although the Napoleonic Code consisted of five major codes, the Japanese added to this their own constitution to form six codes in all, and thus it came to be called the ropp? or "six codes."

Legislation in Japan tends to be terse. The statutory volume Ropp? Zensho(literally: Book of Six Codes), similar in size to a large dictionary, contains all six codes as well as many other statutes enacted by the Diet.

The Taiwanese legal system is strongly influenced by Japan's. As a result, the terms Six Codes and Book of Six Codes are also widely used in Taiwan.

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See also

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External links

1. Ministry of Justice, ROC(Taiwan)
2. The Laws and Regulations Database of the ROC(Taiwan)
3. The Complete Six Codes of Japan RON????? onLINE(in Japanese)

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Source of article : Wikipedia