Trending Law — the 7 days to 24 October 2026
The 99 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 24 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: sharia. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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352,246
Total Views (the 7 days to 24 October 2026)
1
sharia
Islamic law
20,655
views
views
2
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
17,425
views
views
3
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
11,879
views
views
4
Kobe child murders
Japanese double-murder case
11,400
views
views
5
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
9,096
views
views
6
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
8,573
views
views
7
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2025 United States budget reconciliation law
8,152
views
views
8
Geneva Conventions
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
7,418
views
views
9
Onion Futures Act
1958 United States law
7,143
views
views
10
Constitution of India
Supreme law of India (1950-present)
6,164
views
views
11
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
5,941
views
views
12
Ichikawa Family Murder Case
Robbery-murder case in Chiba Prefecture, Japan in March 1992
5,900
views
views
13
沼津ストーカー殺人事件
5,689
views
views
14
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
5,582
views
views
15
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
5,205
views
views
16
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
5,099
views
views
17
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
4,816
views
views
18
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
4,642
views
views
19
Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)
4,599
views
views
20
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
4,587
views
views
21
光市母子殺害事件
4,466
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
4,331
views
views
23
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
4,234
views
views
24
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
4,195
views
views
25
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
4,160
views
views
26
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
4,101
views
views
27
Controlled Substances Act
United States anti-drug law
3,958
views
views
28
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
3,871
views
views
29
Nagoya Avec Murder
1988 murder and rape case in Nagoya, Japan
3,798
views
views
30
Voting Rights Act of 1965
piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
3,692
views
views
31
Title IX
US 1972 congress act
3,691
views
views
32
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
3,490
views
views
33
No Child Left Behind Act
2002 United States education reform law; repealed 2015
3,447
views
views
34
sodomy laws in the United States
laws in the united states regarding sodomy before 2003
3,445
views
views
35
Mann Act
1910 Act of the United States Congress
3,199
views
views
36
Epstein Files Transparency Act
2025 legislation in the United States
3,185
views
views
37
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
3,149
views
views
38
unfriendly countries list
list of countries viewed as enemies by Russia
3,104
views
views
39
Wakayama poison curry case
Mass murder in Wakayama, Japan in July 1998
3,091
views
views
40
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
2,984
views
views
41
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
copyright law in the United States of America
2,971
views
views
42
same-sex marriage in the United States
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
2,902
views
views
43
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
2,878
views
views
44
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
2,719
views
views
45
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
2,667
views
views
46
stand-your-ground law
legal principle permitting use of force against aggressors without obligation to retreat
2,606
views
views
47
Indian Removal Act
law signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson
2,581
views
views
48
Nakagin Capsule Tower
former building in Tokyo, Japan (1970-2022)
2,553
views
views
49
Sayama Incident
1963 murder
2,472
views
views
50
Kansas–Nebraska Act
1854 United States legislation promoted by Stephen A. Douglas which repealed the Missouri Compromise line and disrupted the Compromise of 1850
2,450
views
views
51
gun politics in France
laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms in France
2,429
views
views
52
Chinese Exclusion Act
act of US Congress in 1882 that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers
2,383
views
views
53
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
2,339
views
views
54
Russian foreign agent law
2012 Russian law
2,324
views
views
55
Nagayama Criteria
2,296
views
views
56
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Laken Riley Act
United States law signed in 2025
2,271
views
views
57
Respect for Marriage Act
act of the United States Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
2,231
views
views
58
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
1930 U.S. trade law placing and raising tariffs on tens of thousands of imports
2,213
views
views
59
massacre at Huế
massacre in Vietnam War
2,199
views
views
60
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
2,181
views
views
61
Insurrection Act
United States law
2,114
views
views
62
Reichstag Fire Decree
1933 decree in Nazi Germany that abolished key civil liberties for citizens
2,053
views
views
63
G.I. Bill
United States law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans
2,045
views
views
64
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
2,028
views
views
65
Alien and Sedition Acts
series of Acts of Congress
1,972
views
views
66
Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
1,966
views
views
67
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
1,957
views
views
68
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)
1,951
views
views
69
Immigration Act of 1924
1924 United States anti-immigration law
1,940
views
views
70
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
1,887
views
views
71
visa policy in the European Union
overview of the visa policy in the European Union
1,861
views
views
72
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
1,855
views
views
73
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
1,851
views
views
74
奈良小1女児殺害事件
1,833
views
views
75
État de siège (France)
1,831
views
views
76
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
American law
1,825
views
views
77
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
inflation reduction bill
1,819
views
views
78
Megan's Law
Law
1,819
views
views
79
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
United States federal law concerning health information
1,768
views
views
80
Superfund
Act of Congress in the United States; authorized U.S. EPA program to address abandoned hazardous waste sites
1,761
views
views
81
Clarity Act
legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada in 2000
1,757
views
views
82
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
1,754
views
views
83
Sherman Antitrust Act
1890 U.S. anti-monopoly law
1,754
views
views
84
Hatch Act of 1939
United States law
1,749
views
views
85
CLOUD Act
United States federal data privacy and government surveillance law
1,701
views
views
86
Roman citizenship
citizenship in ancient Rome
1,689
views
views
87
Code of Ur-Nammu
oldest surviving law code
1,672
views
views
88
French nationality law
law of being a French national
1,656
views
views
89
Night and Fog Decree
directive by Adolf Hitler on 7 December 1941
1,635
views
views
90
Defense of Marriage Act
1996 U.S. federal law, repealed in 2022
1,592
views
views
91
Glass-Steagall legislation
four specific provisions of the Banking Act of 1933, separating commercial and investment banking
1,591
views
views
92
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Act of the United States Congress
1,590
views
views
93
CHIPS and Science Act
United States legislation promoting the semiconductor industry and public basic research
1,567
views
views
94
La Santé Prison
prison in France
1,557
views
views
95
Malikism
one of four major schools of madhhab of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam
1,546
views
views
96
Volstead Act
act which established Prohibition in the United States
1,532
views
views
97
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
American federal cyber law
1,519
views
views
98
Taft–Hartley Act
act regulating labor unions in the USA
1,519
views
views
99
War Powers Resolution
1973 U.S. federal law limiting the power of the president to declare war
1,509
views
views