法典是制度文明的重要表现形式,在人类的法律发展史中具有举足轻重的作用。在过去的一百多年间包括美国在内的普通法国家出现了大量的成文法典。而全球化的过程,尤其在经济领域加强了国际规则等国际性法典的地位。立法和法典化似乎成为了一种法律发展的趋势,冲击着古老的普通法观念与制 Codex is an important manifestation of institutional civilization, and plays a decisive role in the history of human law. Over the past hundred years, a large number of written codes appeared in common law countries including the United States. The globalization process, especially in the economic field, has strengthened the status of international codes such as international rules. Legislation and codification seem to be a trend towards legal developments that have an impact on the ancient concepts and systems of common law