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  2. Rule of law - Wikipedia

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    The World Justice Project defines the rule of law as a durable system of laws, institutions, norms, and country commitment that uphold four universal principles: [147] Accountability: the government and its officials and agents are accountable under the law. Just Law: the law is clear, publicized, and stable, and is applied evenly.

  3. Law - Wikipedia

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    An autocrat may exercise those functions within their realm. 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.

  4. Legal anthropology - Wikipedia

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    As according to Hoebel, law has four functions: 1) to identify socially acceptable lines of behaviour for inclusion in the culture. 2) To allocate authority and who may legitimately apply force. 3) To settle trouble cases. 4) To redefine relationships as the concepts of life change.

  5. Outline of law - Wikipedia

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    A custom is an unwritten law introduced by the continuous acts of the faithful with the consent of the legitimate legislator. Decree (Catholic canon law) - an order or law made by a superior authority for the direction of others. Dispensation (Catholic canon law) - the exemption from the immediate obligation of law in certain cases. Its object ...

  6. Fourth branch of government - Wikipedia

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    In politics of the United States, "fourth branch of government" is an unofficial term referring to groups or institutions perceived variously as influencing or acting in the stead of the three branches of the US federal government defined in the Constitution of the United States (legislative, executive and judicial). [1]

  7. Sources of law - Wikipedia

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    Compared to other sources of law, precedent has the advantage of flexibility and adaptability, and may enable a judge to apply "justice" rather than "the law". Equity (England only) Equity is a source of law peculiar to England and Wales. Equity is the case law developed by the (now defunct) Court of Chancery. [13]

  8. Jurisprudence - Wikipedia

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    Jurisprudence, also known as theory of law or philosophy of law, is the examination in a general perspective of what law is and what it ought to be.It investigates issues such as the definition of law; legal validity; legal norms and values; as well as the relationship between law and other fields of study, including economics, ethics, history, sociology, and political philosophy.

  9. Expressive function of law - Wikipedia

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    The expressive function of law is the effect of law to create or validate social norms beyond the fear of punishment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For example, the criminalization of homosexuality may be maintained in order to express disapproval of homosexuality, even if it is not regularly enforced.