Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Law

Formal Legal Code

Talking about law, formal legal code refers to legal code usually, but not always written down. if not written down, code it 'present' when a uniform legal system is established by oral transmission (e.g., officials are taught the rules, or the laws are announced in a public space). provide a short description (See here)

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Variable	Definition
Polity	The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s)	The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag	[Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
formal_legal_code	The absence or presence of formal legal code for a polity.

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#	Polity	Year(s)	Formal Legal Code	Description	Edit
81	(Second Dynasty of Isin)	Full Year Range of Second Dynasty of Isin is assumed. [-1153, -1027]	present	None
82	(Neo-Assyrian Empire)	Full Year Range of Neo-Assyrian Empire is assumed. [-911, -612]	absent	None
83	(Elam II)	Full Year Range of Elam II is assumed. [-743, -647]	present	None
84	(Qajar)	Full Year Range of Qajar is assumed. [1794, 1925]	present	None
85	(Seleucids)	Full Year Range of Seleucids is assumed. [-312, -63]	present	None
86	(Susa I)	Full Year Range of Susa I is assumed. [-4300, -3800]	absent	None
87	(Andronovo)	Full Year Range of Andronovo is assumed. [-1800, -1200]	absent	None
88	(Jenne-jeno I)	Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno I is assumed. [-250, 49]	unknown	None
89	(Jenne-jeno II)	Full Year Range of Jenne-jeno II is assumed. [50, 399]	unknown	None
90	(Hmong - Early Chinese)	Full Year Range of Hmong - Early Chinese is assumed. [1895, 1941]	absent	None

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