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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Danish Code of 1683 canonical 3

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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 Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
Christian V of Denmark-Norway → introduced → Danish Code of 1683 ⓘ