Trending Law — the 12 months to October 2026
The 99 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: sharia. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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2,859,840
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
sharia
Islamic law
130,189
views
views
2
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
110,661
views
views
3
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
101,491
views
views
4
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
73,869
views
views
5
Constitution of India
Supreme law of India (1950-present)
69,190
views
views
6
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2025 United States budget reconciliation law
67,123
views
views
7
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
65,145
views
views
8
Geneva Conventions
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
63,753
views
views
9
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
58,306
views
views
10
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
57,152
views
views
11
Voting Rights Act of 1965
piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
55,186
views
views
12
Kobe child murders
Japanese double-murder case
53,091
views
views
13
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
44,148
views
views
14
Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)
43,304
views
views
15
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
42,972
views
views
16
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
41,935
views
views
17
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
41,582
views
views
18
Controlled Substances Act
United States anti-drug law
40,833
views
views
19
No Child Left Behind Act
2002 United States education reform law; repealed 2015
40,497
views
views
20
Title IX
US 1972 congress act
40,001
views
views
21
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
38,702
views
views
22
denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participated in abandonment of Nazi principles
36,662
views
views
23
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
35,334
views
views
24
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
33,856
views
views
25
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
33,821
views
views
26
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
31,865
views
views
27
uniform civil code of India
proposition for uniform codified personal law in India that is not respect to religion
31,127
views
views
28
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
29,974
views
views
29
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
United States federal law concerning health information
29,592
views
views
30
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
28,985
views
views
31
Mann Act
1910 Act of the United States Congress
28,895
views
views
32
Sayama Incident
1963 murder
28,453
views
views
33
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
1930 U.S. trade law placing and raising tariffs on tens of thousands of imports
28,291
views
views
34
sodomy laws in the United States
laws in the united states regarding sodomy before 2003
27,465
views
views
35
Epstein Files Transparency Act
2025 legislation in the United States
27,294
views
views
36
same-sex marriage in the United States
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
26,617
views
views
37
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
26,225
views
views
38
stand-your-ground law
legal principle permitting use of force against aggressors without obligation to retreat
26,070
views
views
39
光市母子殺害事件
25,839
views
views
40
Fair Credit Reporting Act
U.S. federal legislation regulating use of private information by credit rating agencies
25,614
views
views
41
Nagoya Avec Murder
1988 murder and rape case in Nagoya, Japan
25,310
views
views
42
Communist Control Act of 1954
Law outlawing the Communist Party in the United States
24,004
views
views
43
Ōmuta murders
gang killings in Japan
23,697
views
views
44
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
copyright law in the United States of America
23,519
views
views
45
Onion Futures Act
1958 United States law
23,309
views
views
46
Wakayama poison curry case
Mass murder in Wakayama, Japan in July 1998
23,264
views
views
47
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
23,211
views
views
48
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
22,062
views
views
49
massacre at Huế
massacre in Vietnam War
21,962
views
views
50
Megan's Law
Law
20,594
views
views
51
National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
not yet active agreement between some states of the United States of America to allocate their presidential electors to the winner of the national popular vote
20,521
views
views
52
visa policy of the People's Republic of China
policy which denotes whether a citizen of a country requires a visa to enter the mainland of China (PRC)
20,297
views
views
53
Chinese Exclusion Act
act of US Congress in 1882 that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers
20,278
views
views
54
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Laken Riley Act
United States law signed in 2025
19,532
views
views
55
visa policy in the European Union
overview of the visa policy in the European Union
19,469
views
views
56
Kansas–Nebraska Act
1854 United States legislation promoted by Stephen A. Douglas which repealed the Missouri Compromise line and disrupted the Compromise of 1850
19,379
views
views
57
Indian Removal Act
law signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson
19,003
views
views
58
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
18,474
views
views
59
福岡海の中道大橋飲酒運転事故
18,448
views
views
60
G.I. Bill
United States law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans
18,435
views
views
61
Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
18,325
views
views
62
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
18,142
views
views
63
Respect for Marriage Act
act of the United States Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
17,713
views
views
64
War Powers Resolution
1973 U.S. federal law limiting the power of the president to declare war
17,274
views
views
65
Russian foreign agent law
2012 Russian law
17,025
views
views
66
visa policy of the United States
policy on permits required to enter the United States and its unincorporated territories
16,965
views
views
67
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
American law
16,862
views
views
68
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
16,610
views
views
69
Superfund
Act of Congress in the United States; authorized U.S. EPA program to address abandoned hazardous waste sites
16,513
views
views
70
Begich Towers
a building in the small city of Whittier, Alaska, USA
16,498
views
views
71
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
16,401
views
views
72
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
16,264
views
views
73
Reichstag Fire Decree
1933 decree in Nazi Germany that abolished key civil liberties for citizens
16,148
views
views
74
American Service-Members' Protection Act
United States federal law enacted 2 August 2002
15,928
views
views
75
Immigration Act of 1924
1924 United States anti-immigration law
15,761
views
views
76
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
15,701
views
views
77
Visa Waiver Program
program allowing 90-day visa free travel to the United States for citizens of some countries
15,662
views
views
78
Sherman Antitrust Act
1890 U.S. anti-monopoly law
15,560
views
views
79
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
15,051
views
views
80
Presidential Proclamation 4311 of September 8, 1974, by President Gerald R. Ford granting a pardon to Richard M. Nixon. (NAID 299996)
1974 proclamation by U.S. President Gerald Ford
14,979
views
views
81
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
14,923
views
views
82
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Act of the United States Congress
14,900
views
views
83
Alien and Sedition Acts
series of Acts of Congress
14,868
views
views
84
CHIPS and Science Act
United States legislation promoting the semiconductor industry and public basic research
14,856
views
views
85
United States nationality law
uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
14,446
views
views
86
Defense of Marriage Act
1996 U.S. federal law, repealed in 2022
14,282
views
views
87
Nakagin Capsule Tower
former building in Tokyo, Japan (1970-2022)
14,176
views
views
88
visa policy of Thailand
Policy on permit required to enter Thailand
14,072
views
views
89
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
American immigration law
14,017
views
views
90
unfriendly countries list
list of countries viewed as enemies by Russia
13,722
views
views
91
Code of Ur-Nammu
oldest surviving law code
13,709
views
views
92
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
United States federal statute
13,685
views
views
93
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
Act of the Parliament of India
13,663
views
views
94
Ichikawa Family Murder Case
Robbery-murder case in Chiba Prefecture, Japan in March 1992
13,660
views
views
95
奈良小1女児殺害事件
13,405
views
views
96
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists
authorizes the use of military force against those responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001
13,114
views
views
97
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
13,111
views
views
98
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
inflation reduction bill
13,043
views
views
99
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
United States federal act
12,929
views
views