Law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a group legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or established by judges through precedent, usually in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals may create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that adopt alternative ways of resolving disputes to standard court litigation. The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and also serves as a mediator of relations between people.Legal systems vary between jurisdictions, with their differences analysed in comparative law. In civil law jurisdictions, a legislature or other central body codifies and consolidates the law. In common law systems, judges may make binding case law through precedent, although on occasion this may be overturned by a higher court or the legislature. Historically, religious law has influenced secular matters and is, as of the 21st century, still in use in some religious communities. Sharia law based on Islamic principles is used as the primary legal system in several countries, including Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The scope of law can be divided into two domains: public law concerns government and society, including constitutional law, administrative law, and criminal law; while private law deals with legal disputes between parties in areas such as contracts, property, torts, delicts and commercial law. This distinction is stronger in civil law countries, particularly those with a separate system of administrative courts; by contrast, the public-private law divide is less pronounced in common law jurisdictions.
Law provides a source of scholarly inquiry into legal history, philosophy, economic analysis and sociology. Law also raises important and complex issues concerning equality, fairness, and justice. Provided by Wikipedia
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202by Jun Wang, Daniel R. Hallinger, Ashley S. Murr, Angela R. Buckalew, Ryan R. Lougee, Ann M. Richard, Susan C. Laws, Tammy E. StokerGet full text
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203by Passey Megan E, Laws Rachel A, Jayasinghe Upali W, Fanaian Mahnaz, McKenzie Suzanne, Powell-Davies Gawaine, Lyle David, Harris Mark FGet full text
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207by Brooks I. Mitchell, Elizabeth I. Laws, Dominic C. Chow, Ivo N. SahBandar, Louie Mar A. Gangcuangco, Cecilia M. Shikuma, Lishomwa C. NdhlovuGet full text
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208by Catherine Georgina Russell, Sarah Taki, Rachel Laws, Leva Azadi, Karen J. Campbell, Rosalind Elliott, John Lynch, Kylie Ball, Rachael Taylor, Elizabeth Denney-WilsonGet full text
Published 2016-02-01
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209by Kay B. Barnes, Karleigh A. Hamblin, Mark I. Richards, Thomas R. Laws, Andreas Vente, Helen S. Atkins, Helen S. Atkins, Helen S. Atkins, Sarah V. HardingGet full text
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210by Bevelynn Williams, Martín López-García, Joseph J. Gillard, Thomas R. Laws, Grant Lythe, Jonathan Carruthers, Thomas Finnie, Carmen Molina-París, Carmen Molina-ParísGet full text
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215by Thomas R Laws, Michelle Nelson, Cecile Bonnafous, Helene Sicard, Christopher Taylor, Francisco Javier Salguero, Timothy P Atkins, Petra C F Oyston, Caroline A RowlandGet full text
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216by Dona M. P. Jayakody, Dona M. P. Jayakody, Holly K. Menegola, Jessica M. Yiannos, Jessica M. Yiannos, Jack Goodman-Simpson, Peter L. Friedland, Peter L. Friedland, Kevin Taddei, Simon M. Laws, Simon M. Laws, Michael Weinborn, Michael Weinborn, Ralph N. Martins, Ralph N. Martins, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Hamid R. SohrabiGet full text
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217by Jie Kong, Jie Kong, Xin Liu, Xin Liu, Lei Wang, Hao Huang, Danyun Ou, Jiayu Guo, Jiayu Guo, Edward A. Laws, Bangqin Huang, Bangqin HuangGet full text
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219by Jessica Gaff, Fitri Octaviana, Prinisha Pillay, Huguette Gaelle Ngassa Mbenda, Ibnu A. Ariyanto, June Anne Gan, Catherine L. Cherry, Peter Kamerman, Simon M. Laws, Patricia PriceGet full text
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220by Kailin Jiao, Wupeng Xiao, Yuanchao Xu, Xianhai Zeng, Shih-Hsin Ho, Edward A. Laws, Yinghua Lu, Xueping Ling, Tuo Shi, Yong Sun, Xing Tang, Lu LinGet full text
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