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Trending Law in Russia — September 2026

The 100 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Russian foreign agent law. Data as of 24 October 2026.

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1
Russian foreign agent law
2012 Russian law
📚 1 citation
9,948
views
2
unfriendly countries list
list of countries viewed as enemies by Russia
8,939
views
3
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
📚 3 citations
7,937
views
4
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
📚 5 citations
6,522
views
5
sharia
Islamic law
📚 9 citations
4,341
views
6
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
📚 9 citations 📰 6 stories · 2 sources
3,876
views
7
document
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
📚 9 citations
3,208
views
8
hypothec
legal right over a debtor's property
📚 7 citations
3,183
views
9
Hanafism
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
📚 2 citations
2,909
views
10
citizenship of Russia
citizenship of Russia
Russian nationality
📚 2 citations
2,893
views
11
Salic law
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
📚 2 citations
2,874
views
12
denazification
denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participated in abandonment of Nazi principles
📚 6 citations
2,802
views
13
Russian 2022 war censorship laws
group of federal laws promulgated by the Russian government
📚 1 citation
2,800
views
14
Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
an international treaty designed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by establishing standard traffic rules among the contracting parties.
📚 2 citations
2,705
views
15
fratricide in the Ottoman Empire
2,553
views
16
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
📚 13 citations
2,526
views
17
Magnitsky Act
bill passed by the U.S. Congress intending to punish Russian officials responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky
📚 2 citations
2,510
views
18
Criminal Code of Russia
Russian criminal law, commenced 1997
📚 1 citation
2,406
views
19
Russian LGBT propaganda law
Russian law banning distribution of information about homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgender people
2,244
views
20
Sobornoye Ulozheniye
legal code promulgated in 17th century Russia
📚 1 citation
2,210
views
21
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
📚 5 citations
2,185
views
22
Geneva Conventions
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
📚 5 citations 📰 12 stories · 4 sources
2,060
views
23
Civil Code of Russia
prime source of civil law for the Russian Federation
📚 2 citations
1,916
views
24
Russian gender reassignment ban law
Russian law passed in 2023 banning gender reassignment
1,868
views
25
Dima Yakovlev Law
Russian law forbidding the adoption of Russian children by American citizens
📚 2 citations
1,596
views
26
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
📚 2 citations
1,561
views
27
Russian undesirable organizations law
Russian law during ruling of Vladimir Putin
1,541
views
28
public domain
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
📚 5 citations 📰 17 stories · 10 sources
1,444
views
29
The Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire
code of laws in the Russian Empire
1,362
views
30
Russian labour law
labour code
1,359
views
31
Yassa
secret written code of law created by Genghis Khan
1,298
views
32
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
📚 11 citations
1,275
views
33
Shafi'i
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
📚 2 citations
1,249
views
34
Sovereign Internet Law
2019 amendments to Russian Internet legislation
📚 1 citation
1,234
views
35
Criminal Code of Finland
Finnish Act 39/1889
📚 2 citations
1,214
views
36
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
📚 4 citations
1,183
views
37
Крестьянский выход
1,182
views
38
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
📚 10 citations
1,150
views
39
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
📚 2 citations
1,144
views
40
building code
set of rules that specify the standards for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures
📚 6 citations
1,113
views
41
Закон о поиске экстремистских материалов
1,087
views
42
Statutes of Lithuania
16th-century codification of legislation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
📚 4 citations
972
views
43
Code of Justinian
part of the 6th century codification of Roman law
📚 2 citations
910
views
44
United States nationality law
uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
📚 1 citation
879
views
45
Malikism
one of four major schools of madhhab of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam
📚 6 citations
840
views
46
Didache
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
📚 3 citations
838
views
47
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
treaty adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1966
📚 15 citations
826
views
48
Chemical Weapons Convention
international treaty banning chemical weapons
📚 4 citations
822
views
49
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
📚 3 citations
816
views
50
LGBT parenting
LGBT people parenting one or more children
📚 6 citations
790
views
51
Amalfian Laws
📚 1 citation
772
views
52
Tax Code of Russia
Russian tax law
📚 1 citation
756
views
53
Hanbalism
Hanbalism
one of the schools or madhabs of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam
📚 2 citations
734
views
54
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
📚 4 citations 📰 2 stories · 2 sources
725
views
55
Freight rate
cost of transporting goods
📚 1 citation
721
views
56
same-sex marriage in the United States
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
703
views
57
Уголовно-процессуальный кодекс Российской Федерации
702
views
58
Pskov Judicial Charter
legal code of the Pskov Republic
638
views
59
visa policy of Russia
policy which denotes whether a citizen of a foreign country requires an electronic visa or a visa to enter Russia
630
views
60
Criminal Code of the RSFSR (1960)
criminal statute, a source of the Russian criminal law since 1961 till 1997
615
views
61
penal labor
work that prisoners are required to perform
📚 7 citations
612
views
62
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
international treaty to ban nuclear explosions
📚 4 citations
604
views
63
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
📚 8 citations
598
views
64
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
📚 2 citations
598
views
65
visa policy of the United States
policy on permits required to enter the United States and its unincorporated territories
589
views
66
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
treaty that lays the framework for most diplomatic relationships
📚 2 citations 📰 4 stories · 4 sources
580
views
67
Ukrainian citizenship
body of law
575
views
68
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
📚 5 citations 📰 4 stories · 4 sources
562
views
69
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
📚 4 citations
548
views
70
Roman citizenship
citizenship in ancient Rome
📚 5 citations
539
views
71
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
📚 4 citations
521
views
72
"About Personal Data"
federal law of the Russian Federation
514
views
73
Criminal Code of Ukraine
National code of criminal legislation
📚 1 citation
492
views
74
Федеральный закон «Об информации, информационных технологиях и о защите информации»
489
views
75
Ja'fari School
school of jurisprudence (fiqh) in Twelver
📚 1 citation
481
views
76
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
1974 international treaty for maritime safety
📚 3 citations
480
views
77
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
1969 United Nations treaty
📚 3 citations
474
views
78
Ramsar Convention
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
📚 4 citations
474
views
79
freedoms of the air
set of international commercial aviation rights
📚 2 citations
470
views
80
Apostolic Canons
Apostolic Canons
4th-century Syrian Ancient church order
📚 1 citation
459
views
81
Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
📚 4 citations
434
views
82
Федеральный закон № 127-ФЗ 2023 года
428
views
83
Oral Torah
laws, statutes, and legal interpretations that were not recorded in the Written Torah
📚 3 citations
414
views
84
exploitation of labour
abuse of people in the workplace for profit
📚 1 citation
412
views
85
Criminal Code of the RSFSR (1926)
410
views
86
right of revolution
concept in political philosophy
410
views
87
Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
US Legislation authorising arms transfers to Ukraine
📚 5 citations
410
views
88
Foreign Agents law in USA
United States Foreign Agents Registration Act
401
views
89
Anti-FBK Act
399
views
90
Convention on International Civil Aviation
Convention on International Civil Aviation
international treaty that established the ICAO
📚 1 citation
399
views
91
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
📚 1 citation
398
views
92
Song and poem oeuvre of Vladimir Vysotsky
complete works
396
views
93
Penal Code of the Russian Empire 1845
394
views
94
Reichstag Fire Decree
1933 decree in Nazi Germany that abolished key civil liberties for citizens
📚 3 citations
393
views
95
Ihram
Ihram
sacred state in Islam
📚 2 citations
388
views
96
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
📚 2 citations
388
views
97
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
📚 1 citation
380
views
98
LGBT rights in Israel
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Israel
375
views
99
On Protecting Children from Information Harmful to Their Health and Development
law
374
views
100
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
📚 10 citations
363
views