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Danish Law

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codification under Christian V

  • In Scandinavian law: Historical development of Scandinavian law

    …was replaced by Christian V’s Danish Law (1683) and Norwegian Law (1687). The new codes were mainly based on the existing national laws of the two countries, and the influences of German, Roman, and canon laws were comparatively slight. Like the early codes, the newer codes consisted of public as…

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