Most Popular Legal Topics
Ranked by Wikipedia monthly pageviews — the real-world attention signal across 8 languages.
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sharia
Islamic law
172,368
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Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
159,273
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public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
134,603
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4
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
92,461
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5
Constitution of India
Supreme law of India (1950-present)
90,284
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Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
89,713
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One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2025 United States budget reconciliation law
89,245
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Geneva Conventions
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
85,759
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9
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
82,360
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10
Kobe child murders
Japanese double-murder case
76,845
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11
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
73,901
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12
Title IX
US 1972 congress act
69,056
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13
Voting Rights Act of 1965
piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
63,703
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14
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
56,994
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15
Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)
55,208
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16
Controlled Substances Act
United States anti-drug law
55,079
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17
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
54,843
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18
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
54,285
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19
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
52,067
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20
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
51,839
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21
No Child Left Behind Act
2002 United States education reform law; repealed 2015
49,506
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22
denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participated in abandonment of Nazi principles
49,372
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23
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
45,627
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24
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
45,462
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25
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
45,155
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26
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
44,622
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27
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
40,636
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28
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
39,388
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29
uniform civil code of India
proposition for uniform codified personal law in India that is not respect to religion
37,823
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30
Mann Act
1910 Act of the United States Congress
37,675
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31
sodomy laws in the United States
laws in the united states regarding sodomy before 2003
36,670
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32
Sayama Incident
1963 murder
36,184
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33
Epstein Files Transparency Act
2025 legislation in the United States
35,920
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34
光市母子殺害事件
35,722
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35
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
United States federal law concerning health information
35,136
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36
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
34,491
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37
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
1930 U.S. trade law placing and raising tariffs on tens of thousands of imports
34,334
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38
same-sex marriage in the United States
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
34,120
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39
Nagoya Avec Murder
1988 murder and rape case in Nagoya, Japan
33,926
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40
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
33,843
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41
Wakayama poison curry case
Mass murder in Wakayama, Japan in July 1998
33,082
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42
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
copyright law in the United States of America
32,824
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43
stand-your-ground law
legal principle permitting use of force against aggressors without obligation to retreat
31,991
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44
Fair Credit Reporting Act
U.S. federal legislation regulating use of private information by credit rating agencies
30,701
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45
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
30,566
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46
citizenship of the United States
legal and political status
30,521
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47
Ōmuta murders
gang killings in Japan
29,203
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48
Communist Control Act of 1954
Law outlawing the Communist Party in the United States
28,043
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49
massacre at Huế
massacre in Vietnam War
27,750
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50
Chinese Exclusion Act
act of US Congress in 1882 that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers
27,156
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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
26,608
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52
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
26,199
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Laken Riley Act
United States law signed in 2025
26,142
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54
Megan's Law
Law
25,961
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55
Indian Removal Act
law signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson
25,563
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56
Onion Futures Act
1958 United States law
25,494
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57
Kansas–Nebraska Act
1854 United States legislation promoted by Stephen A. Douglas which repealed the Missouri Compromise line and disrupted the Compromise of 1850
25,243
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58
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)
25,202
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59
visa policy in the European Union
overview of the visa policy in the European Union
25,152
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60
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
25,078
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61
Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
23,899
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62
Russian foreign agent law
2012 Russian law
23,786
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63
G.I. Bill
United States law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans
23,750
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64
Respect for Marriage Act
act of the United States Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
23,612
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65
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
23,283
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66
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
23,079
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67
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
22,975
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68
福岡海の中道大橋飲酒運転事故
22,546
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69
American Service-Members' Protection Act
United States federal law enacted 2 August 2002
22,513
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70
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
22,489
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71
Ichikawa Family Murder Case
Robbery-murder case in Chiba Prefecture, Japan in March 1992
22,251
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72
Sherman Antitrust Act
1890 U.S. anti-monopoly law
21,985
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73
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
American law
21,959
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74
Reichstag Fire Decree
1933 decree in Nazi Germany that abolished key civil liberties for citizens
21,856
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75
Begich Towers
a building in the small city of Whittier, Alaska, USA
21,578
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76
奈良小1女児殺害事件
21,051
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77
War Powers Resolution
1973 U.S. federal law limiting the power of the president to declare war
20,972
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78
visa policy of the United States
policy on permits required to enter the United States and its unincorporated territories
20,925
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79
unfriendly countries list
list of countries viewed as enemies by Russia
20,630
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80
Superfund
Act of Congress in the United States; authorized U.S. EPA program to address abandoned hazardous waste sites
20,598
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81
Immigration Act of 1924
1924 United States anti-immigration law
20,552
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82
Nakagin Capsule Tower
former building in Tokyo, Japan (1970-2022)
20,479
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83
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
20,411
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84
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
20,093
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85
Alien and Sedition Acts
series of Acts of Congress
19,847
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86
Visa Waiver Program
program allowing 90-day visa free travel to the United States for citizens of some countries
19,569
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87
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Act of the United States Congress
19,064
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88
CHIPS and Science Act
United States legislation promoting the semiconductor industry and public basic research
18,692
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89
Code of Ur-Nammu
oldest surviving law code
18,540
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90
Defense of Marriage Act
1996 U.S. federal law, repealed in 2022
18,438
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91
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
18,154
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92
Hatch Act of 1939
United States law
18,063
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93
United States nationality law
uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
18,035
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94
Nagayama Criteria
17,793
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95
Roman citizenship
citizenship in ancient Rome
17,731
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96
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
Act of the Parliament of India
17,672
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97
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
American immigration law
17,271
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98
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
17,147
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99
Malikism
one of four major schools of madhhab of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam
17,082
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100
CLOUD Act
United States federal data privacy and government surveillance law
17,022
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