Statutory law

Statutory law or statute law is passed by a body of. This is as opposed to or ; or  promulgated by the  or  of the. s may originate with national, state legislatures or local.

Codified law
The term codified law refers to statutes that have been organized ("codified") by subject matter; in this narrower sense, some but not all statutes are considered "codified." The entire body of codified statute is referred to as a "code," such as the, the or the. The substantive provisions of the Act could be codified (arranged by subject matter) in one or more titles of the United States Code while the provisions of the law that have not reached their "effective date" (remaining uncodified) would be available by reference to the. Another meaning of "codified law" is a statute that takes the in a certain area of the law and puts it in statute or code form.

Private law (particular law)
Another example of statutes that are not typically codified is a "private law" that may originate as a, a law affecting only one person or a small group of persons. An example was in  prior to the passage of the. If unavailable by administrative or judicial means, it was possible to obtain a legislative divorce by application to the, which reviewed and investigated petitions for divorce, which would then be voted upon by the Senate and subsequently made into law.

In the, private bills were used in the nineteenth century to create s, grant and give individuals attention to be more fully considered by the parliament. The government may also seek to have a bill introduced unofficially by a so as not to create a public scandal; such bills may also be introduced by the  &mdash; members of the opposition party or parties. Sometimes a may also have  aspects, in such case the proposed legislation is called a.