The Vavaʻu Code was instituted in Vavaʻu, Tonga in 1839, by King George Tupou I. It contained the country's first ever written laws, and formed the bases of the first constitution of the Kingdom.
In 1839, King George Tupou I introduced the Vavaʻu Code in Vavaʻu, Tonga, which established the country's first formal laws. This code would later serve as the foundation for the kingdom's initial governing framework.