Italian law codes
The Italian law codes constitute the codified law of Italy. They include a civil code and its related procedure code, a criminal code and its related procedure code, and a navigation code. Starting from the 1980s, more specific subjects were needed and specific codes were created to better codify the law.History
There used to be only five codes of Italian law: the civil code, the code of civil procedure, the criminal code, the code of criminal procedure, and the navigation code.Civil code
The civil code represents private law. The civil code also outlines commercial law and is the code dealing with corporate law. The first civil code was enacted in 1865, and was reformed in 1942.This code contains the rules for civil proceedings before a court of law.Criminal code
The criminal code has its origins in Roman law and in Middle Ages canonical law, although the code in its current state was written during the French Enlightenment. All offences are classified as either delitti or contravvenzioni, the former representing the more serious of the two.Navigation code
The navigation code is the principal set of rules governing the internal states and situations of sea and air navigation. It was approved originally during 1942 and subsequently amended 2005 and 2006.