codify

The government promised to codify existing human rights protections in a single comprehensive act.政府承诺将现有的各项人权保护措施编纂成一部单一的综合法案。

Codifying customary practices into written law can both clarify and rigidify their application.将习俗惯例编纂成明文法律，既能明确其应用，也会使其应用僵化。