Trending Law in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 99 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Code of Hammurabi. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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113,890
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
5,739
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
4,986
views
views
3
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
4,474
views
views
4
sharia
Islamic law
4,208
views
views
5
French nationality law
law of being a French national
4,158
views
views
6
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
3,853
views
views
7
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
3,651
views
views
8
La Santé Prison
prison in France
3,261
views
views
9
Geneva Conventions
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
2,708
views
views
10
Fresnes Prison
prison in France
2,584
views
views
11
emphyteutic lease
type of real estate lease
2,492
views
views
12
Night and Fog Decree
directive by Adolf Hitler on 7 December 1941
2,386
views
views
13
Centre pénitentiaire de Vendin-le-Vieil
2,078
views
views
14
Penitential Center of Marseille
penitential center in the quarter of Les Baumettes, 9th arrondissement, Marseille, France
2,025
views
views
15
Fleury-Mérogis Prison
large prison in France
1,806
views
views
16
Malikism
one of four major schools of madhhab of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam
1,738
views
views
17
Local law in Alsace-Moselle
Overview of local law in Alsace-Moselle
1,683
views
views
18
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
1,461
views
views
19
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
1,455
views
views
20
Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes
French prison for women
1,366
views
views
21
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
1,351
views
views
22
suffrage in France
1,351
views
views
23
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
1,343
views
views
24
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
1,337
views
views
25
Code of Justinian
part of the 6th century codification of Roman law
1,325
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
1,174
views
views
27
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
1,138
views
views
28
Roman citizenship
citizenship in ancient Rome
1,130
views
views
29
Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
R.C. religious order for women
1,084
views
views
30
gun politics in France
laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms in France
1,012
views
views
31
CLOUD Act
United States federal data privacy and government surveillance law
1,004
views
views
32
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
971
views
views
33
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
949
views
views
34
Capitulare de villis
Medieval Latin text
921
views
views
35
Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People
law defining Israel as a ethnostate
908
views
views
36
child delinquency in France
legal aspect
905
views
views
37
French penal code
criminal code
900
views
views
38
Kanun
Albanian traditional laws
890
views
views
39
Hanbalism
one of the schools or madhabs of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam
880
views
views
40
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
871
views
views
41
visa policy of Algeria
policy on permit required to enter Algeria
816
views
views
42
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
810
views
views
43
National Security Act of 1947
United States law restructuring its armed forces
805
views
views
44
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
782
views
views
45
État de siège (France)
780
views
views
46
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
778
views
views
47
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
771
views
views
48
hypothec
legal right over a debtor's property
770
views
views
49
labour code
French juridical text
753
views
views
50
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
735
views
views
51
building code
set of rules that specify the standards for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures
733
views
views
52
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
717
views
views
53
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
715
views
views
54
1975 Icelandic women's strike
women's strike in Iceland on 24 October 1975
713
views
views
55
penal labor
work that prisoners are required to perform
689
views
views
56
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
684
views
views
57
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
667
views
views
58
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
treaty adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1966
643
views
views
59
feudal land tenure
form of land-holding of a lord, partially concessed to his vassals under the feudal system of Medieval Europe
639
views
views
60
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
1969 United Nations treaty
628
views
views
61
Centre pénitentiaire d'Alençon-Condé-sur-Sarthe
626
views
views
62
General code of territorial collectivities
French code of law
595
views
views
63
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
593
views
views
64
Prison Beaulieu
590
views
views
65
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
588
views
views
66
ban
in the Frankish kingdoms, a grant of power to command men
572
views
views
67
Code de l'éducation
569
views
views
68
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
1930 U.S. trade law placing and raising tariffs on tens of thousands of imports
561
views
views
69
Centre de détention de Mauzac
558
views
views
70
Permission de travestissement
556
views
views
71
Centrale pénitentiaire d'Eysses
551
views
views
72
public health code of France
French public health code
545
views
views
73
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
532
views
views
74
gun politics in the United States
political concern
521
views
views
75
Decretum Gratiani
collection of Roman Catholic canon law compiled and written by Gratian in the 12th century
521
views
views
76
cooling-off period
period of time when a consumer may cancel a purchase or return goods
503
views
views
77
Traditionis custodes
apostolic letter issued motu proprio by Pope Francis
500
views
views
78
Maison centrale de Melun
488
views
views
79
penitentiary center of Moulins-Yzeure
prison in France
486
views
views
80
Codex Theodosianus
Compilation of laws of Roman Empire (438)
484
views
views
81
Convention on Biological Diversity
international treaty
478
views
views
82
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
international treaty to ban nuclear explosions
477
views
views
83
Savary law
law on French higher education
475
views
views
84
Faure Law
1968 French law on university reform
473
views
views
85
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
468
views
views
86
Ja'fari School
school of jurisprudence (fiqh) in Twelver
467
views
views
87
Ordinance of 9 August 1944
1944 French law
467
views
views
88
Algerian nationality law
history and regulation of Algerian citizenship
466
views
views
89
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
1951 United Nations treaty
461
views
views
90
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty
treaty protecting biodiversity by establishing large-scale marine protected areas and regulating marine research for scientific and commercial development
461
views
views
91
Algerian Family Code
1984 Algerian code of laws
460
views
views
92
Canadian nationality law
Canadian nationality
459
views
views
93
Casabianda-Aléria detention center
prison in Corsica
458
views
views
94
1983 Code of Canon Law
1983 codification of canonical legislation for the Latin Catholic Church
453
views
views
95
right to resist
political concept
451
views
views
96
BCBS 239
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's regulation number 239
449
views
views
97
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
448
views
views
98
Aarhus Convention
UNECE Convention on Access to Information
448
views
views
99
memory laws
Legal provision governing interpretation of historical events
448
views
views