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The 92 most-viewed law this month on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: 光市母子殺害事件.

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光市母子殺害事件
Thing
4,321
views
2
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
📚 9 citations Legislation
2,584
views
3
public domain
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
📚 5 citations class
2,525
views
4
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
📚 3 citations Legislation
2,266
views
5
sharia
Islamic law
📚 9 citations Thing
2,194
views
6
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
📚 13 citations Thing
1,930
views
7
Geneva Conventions
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
📚 5 citations Legislation
1,729
views
8
Miranda warning
notification given by American police to criminal suspects in police custody advising them of their rights, or similar procedure in other ju
📚 4 citations Thing
1,659
views
9
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
📚 4 citations Thing
1,312
views
10
Constitution of India
Supreme law of India (1950-present)
📚 8 citations Legislation
1,294
views
11
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
📚 5 citations Legislation
1,218
views
12
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
📚 4 citations Legislation
1,175
views
13
denazification
denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participated in abandonment o
📚 6 citations Thing
1,171
views
14
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
📚 1 citation Legislation
1,104
views
15
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
📚 10 citations Legislation
1,038
views
16
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2025 United States budget reconciliation law
📚 5 citations Legislation
1,025
views
17
Nagayama Criteria
Thing
1,007
views
18
Didache
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
📚 3 citations Place
972
views
19
Wakayama poison curry case
Mass murder in Wakayama, Japan in July 1998
Event
954
views
20
岡村勲弁護士夫人殺害事件
Thing
931
views
21
visa policy of Vietnam
policy on permit required to enter Vietnam
Legislation
924
views
22
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
📚 2 citations Legislation
874
views
23
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 Legislation
871
views
24
international law
regulations governing international relations
📚 13 citations Intangible
868
views
25
visa policy of Thailand
Policy on permit required to enter Thailand
Legislation
853
views
26
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965
piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
📚 8 citations Legislation
835
views
27
French nationality law
law of being a French national
📚 5 citations Thing
824
views
28
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)
📚 3 citations Organization
823
views
29
Mann Act
1910 Act of the United States Congress
📚 1 citation Legislation
810
views
30
criminal procedure in Hong Kong
Thing
800
views
31
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
📚 3 citations Legislation
785
views
32
Sayama Incident
1963 murder
📚 1 citation Event
783
views
33
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
📚 5 citations Thing
775
views
34
Act of Gender Equality in Employment
law of Taiwan
Thing
759
views
35
stand-your-ground law
legal principle permitting use of force against aggressors without obligation to retreat
Thing
752
views
36
Controlled Substances Act
United States anti-drug law
📚 2 citations Legislation
746
views
37
No Child Left Behind Act
2002 United States education reform law; repealed 2015
📚 7 citations Legislation
745
views
38
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
📚 2 citations Legislation
730
views
39
Epstein Files Transparency Act
Epstein Files Transparency Act
2025 legislation in the United States
📚 4 citations Legislation
721
views
40
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
📚 8 citations Legislation
719
views
41
document
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
📚 9 citations class
703
views
42
unfriendly countries list
list of countries viewed as enemies by Russia
Legislation
701
views
43
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)
Legislation
681
views
44
Hanafism
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
📚 2 citations Thing
680
views
45
citizenship of the United States
legal and political status
📚 2 citations CreativeWork
662
views
46
sodomy laws in the United States
sodomy laws in the United States
laws in the united states regarding sodomy before 2003
Legislation
644
views
47
Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
📚 4 citations Legislation
632
views
48
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
📚 5 citations Legislation
594
views
49
Russian foreign agent law
2012 Russian law
📚 1 citation Legislation
576
views
50
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
📚 11 citations Legislation
574
views
51
Constitution of the Republic of China
constitution
📚 1 citation Legislation
569
views
52
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
American federal cyber law
📚 2 citations Legislation
559
views
53
Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China
Constitutional revisions and amendments that serve as the Constitution of Taiwan
Legislation
553
views
54
Taiwan Relations Act
United States legislation
📚 2 citations Legislation
541
views
55
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
📚 2 citations Organization
540
views
56
Law of the People's Republic of China on Assemblies, Processions and Demonstrations
law of China
Legislation
518
views
57
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
act of US Congress in 1882 that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers
📚 4 citations Legislation
516
views
58
Ramsar Convention
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
📚 4 citations Legislation
502
views
59
AV Appearance Damage Prevention and Relief Law
Japanese law
📚 3 citations Place
495
views
60
Fair Credit Reporting Act
U.S. federal legislation regulating use of private information by credit rating agencies
Legislation
491
views
61
G.I. Bill
G.I. Bill
United States law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans
📚 11 citations Legislation
481
views
62
capture of Nicolás Maduro
January 2026 extraterritorial arrest of the former president of Venezuela by the government of the United States
📚 1 citation Event
471
views
63
visa policy of Libya
policy on permits required to enter Libya
Legislation
469
views
64
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 na
📚 9 citations Organization
465
views
65
Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
National laws of the People's Republic of China in force in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
📚 5 citations Book
461
views
66
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
📚 10 citations class
450
views
67
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
📚 7 citations Legislation
448
views
68
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
copyright law in the United States of America
📚 7 citations Legislation
448
views
69
uniform civil code of India
proposition for uniform codified personal law in India that is not respect to religion
📚 1 citation Legislation
447
views
70
visa policy in the European Union
overview of the visa policy in the European Union
Legislation
444
views
71
Kansas–Nebraska Act
Kansas–Nebraska Act
1854 United States legislation promoted by Stephen A. Douglas which repealed the Missouri Compromise line and disrupted the Compromise of 18
📚 1 citation Legislation
438
views
72
Six Codes
six bodies of law in the legal systems of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan: Constitution, Civil Code, Civil Procedure, Criminal Code, Criminal
📚 1 citation Thing
435
views
73
Night and Fog Decree
directive by Adolf Hitler on 7 December 1941
📚 1 citation Legislation
423
views
74
Visa Waiver Program
program allowing 90-day visa free travel to the United States for citizens of some countries
📚 2 citations Legislation
418
views
75
Nakagin Capsule Tower
former building in Tokyo, Japan (1970-2022)
📚 10 citations Place
414
views
76
Imperial House Act
Japanese statute
📚 2 citations Legislation
411
views
77
Outer Space Treaty
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
📚 4 citations Legislation
409
views
78
Indian Removal Act
law signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson
📚 2 citations Legislation
406
views
79
Russian LGBT propaganda law
Russian law banning distribution of information about homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgender people
Legislation
395
views
80
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
📚 4 citations Legislation
388
views
81
visa policy of the United States
visa policy of the United States deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter the United States must meet to obtain
Legislation
384
views
82
Shafi'i
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
📚 2 citations Thing
375
views
83
Roman citizenship
citizenship in ancient Rome
📚 5 citations Thing
374
views
84
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
Act of the Parliament of India
📚 1 citation Thing
373
views
85
Immigration Act of 1924
1924 United States anti-immigration law
📚 1 citation Legislation
371
views
86
Megan's Law
Law
📚 2 citations Legislation
369
views
87
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
American immigration law
📚 1 citation Legislation
369
views
88
State of siege
constitutional law
📚 3 citations Thing
368
views
89
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
treaty adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1966
📚 15 citations Legislation
368
views
90
Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
an international treaty designed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by establishing standard traffic rules
📚 2 citations Legislation
367
views
91
Malikism
one of four major schools of madhhab of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam
📚 6 citations Thing
367
views
92
Beschäftigungsverordnung
Thing
356
views