Abstract:
The subject of this article is the notion and essence of such form of systematizing of the law, as
codification, which is often typical for the sectoral legislations. Codification as the most radical form of
systematizing stirs up disputes in the scientific communities. An attempt to analyse the researches relating to the
codification and practice of its implementation in the law of Kazakhstan and foreign countries has been made in this
article. The positive and negative aspects of codification as compared with the other forms of systematizing the law
are detected. The aspects of unifying the private international law in the form of a codified act are reflected.
