Trending Law in France — September 2026
The 99 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, September 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Code of Hammurabi. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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105,225
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
5,418
views
views
2
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
4,700
views
views
3
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
4,204
views
views
4
French nationality law
law of being a French national
3,913
views
views
5
sharia
Islamic law
3,874
views
views
6
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
3,471
views
views
7
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
3,407
views
views
8
La Santé Prison
prison in France
3,020
views
views
9
Fresnes Prison
prison in France
2,433
views
views
10
Geneva Conventions
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
2,390
views
views
11
emphyteutic lease
type of real estate lease
2,242
views
views
12
Night and Fog Decree
directive by Adolf Hitler on 7 December 1941
2,183
views
views
13
Centre pénitentiaire de Vendin-le-Vieil
1,985
views
views
14
Penitential Center of Marseille
penitential center in the quarter of Les Baumettes, 9th arrondissement, Marseille, France
1,866
views
views
15
Fleury-Mérogis Prison
large prison in France
1,653
views
views
16
Malikism
one of four major schools of madhhab of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam
1,576
views
views
17
Local law in Alsace-Moselle
Overview of local law in Alsace-Moselle
1,558
views
views
18
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
1,333
views
views
19
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
1,322
views
views
20
Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes
French prison for women
1,310
views
views
21
Code of Justinian
part of the 6th century codification of Roman law
1,294
views
views
22
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
1,261
views
views
23
suffrage in France
1,248
views
views
24
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
1,237
views
views
25
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
1,162
views
views
26
denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participated in abandonment of Nazi principles
1,108
views
views
27
Roman citizenship
citizenship in ancient Rome
1,059
views
views
28
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
1,059
views
views
29
Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
R.C. religious order for women
1,008
views
views
30
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
935
views
views
31
CLOUD Act
United States federal data privacy and government surveillance law
904
views
views
32
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
895
views
views
33
child delinquency in France
legal aspect
887
views
views
34
Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People
law defining Israel as a ethnostate
847
views
views
35
French penal code
criminal code
845
views
views
36
Capitulare de villis
Medieval Latin text
827
views
views
37
Kanun
Albanian traditional laws
821
views
views
38
Hanbalism
one of the schools or madhabs of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam
801
views
views
39
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
799
views
views
40
National Security Act of 1947
United States law restructuring its armed forces
789
views
views
41
gun politics in France
laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms in France
748
views
views
42
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
732
views
views
43
État de siège (France)
726
views
views
44
hypothec
legal right over a debtor's property
724
views
views
45
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
713
views
views
46
labour code
French juridical text
709
views
views
47
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
703
views
views
48
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
696
views
views
49
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
688
views
views
50
building code
set of rules that specify the standards for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures
678
views
views
51
1975 Icelandic women's strike
women's strike in Iceland on 24 October 1975
676
views
views
52
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
670
views
views
53
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
656
views
views
54
penal labor
work that prisoners are required to perform
653
views
views
55
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
618
views
views
56
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
615
views
views
57
feudal land tenure
form of land-holding of a lord, partially concessed to his vassals under the feudal system of Medieval Europe
602
views
views
58
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
treaty adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1966
594
views
views
59
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
1969 United Nations treaty
589
views
views
60
Centre pénitentiaire d'Alençon-Condé-sur-Sarthe
577
views
views
61
Prison Beaulieu
571
views
views
62
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
551
views
views
63
visa policy of Algeria
policy on permit required to enter Algeria
547
views
views
64
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
1930 U.S. trade law placing and raising tariffs on tens of thousands of imports
544
views
views
65
ban
in the Frankish kingdoms, a grant of power to command men
543
views
views
66
General code of territorial collectivities
French code of law
541
views
views
67
public health code of France
French public health code
521
views
views
68
Centrale pénitentiaire d'Eysses
519
views
views
69
Permission de travestissement
512
views
views
70
Code de l'éducation
509
views
views
71
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
503
views
views
72
Centre de détention de Mauzac
501
views
views
73
Decretum Gratiani
collection of Roman Catholic canon law compiled and written by Gratian in the 12th century
500
views
views
74
Traditionis custodes
apostolic letter issued motu proprio by Pope Francis
478
views
views
75
cooling-off period
period of time when a consumer may cancel a purchase or return goods
476
views
views
76
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
467
views
views
77
Codex Theodosianus
Compilation of laws of Roman Empire (438)
459
views
views
78
gun politics in the United States
political concern
456
views
views
79
Convention on Biological Diversity
international treaty
452
views
views
80
penitentiary center of Moulins-Yzeure
prison in France
451
views
views
81
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
international treaty to ban nuclear explosions
449
views
views
82
Savary law
law on French higher education
444
views
views
83
Maison centrale de Melun
443
views
views
84
Algerian Family Code
1984 Algerian code of laws
435
views
views
85
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
434
views
views
86
Canadian nationality law
Canadian nationality
434
views
views
87
Ordinance of 9 August 1944
1944 French law
433
views
views
88
right to resist
political concept
433
views
views
89
Faure Law
1968 French law on university reform
432
views
views
90
Ja'fari School
school of jurisprudence (fiqh) in Twelver
432
views
views
91
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
1951 United Nations treaty
430
views
views
92
1983 Code of Canon Law
1983 codification of canonical legislation for the Latin Catholic Church
428
views
views
93
memory laws
Legal provision governing interpretation of historical events
422
views
views
94
BCBS 239
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's regulation number 239
417
views
views
95
Code de la route (France)
laws and regulations governing traffic on public roads in France
411
views
views
96
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty
treaty protecting biodiversity by establishing large-scale marine protected areas and regulating marine research for scientific and commercial development
411
views
views
97
Centre de détention de Muret
409
views
views
98
jus exclusivae
veto by monarchs in papal elections
409
views
views
99
French Penal Code of 1810
napoleonic-era French penal code
407
views
views