Lists of law topics

Law [From Old English "lagu" "something laid down or fixed"; "legal" comes from Latin "legalis", from "lex" "law", "statute" ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law&searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/legal Legal] , Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary)] is a system of rules usually enforced through a set of institutions. [Robertson, "Crimes against humanity", 90; see jurisprudence for extensive debate on what law is; H.L.A Hart argued law is a "system of rules" in his work "The Concept of Law" (Campbell, "The Contribution of Legal Studies", 184); John Austin said law was "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction" (Bix, [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/austin-john/#3 John Austin] ); Ronald Dworkin describes law as an "interpretive concept" to achieve justice (Dworkin, "Law's Empire", 410); and Joseph Raz argues law is an "authority" to mediate people's interests (Raz, "The Authority of Law", 3–36).]

For law topics arranged alphabetically, see the table of contents box above. Topical law-related lists include:

Lists

*Arms control treaties and conventions
*Environmental agreements
*Historic list of members of the Privy Council
*List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament
*List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament
*List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
*List of Acts of the Oireachtas
*List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland
*List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament to 1707
*List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament from 1999
*List of Laws of Guernsey
*List of Laws of Jersey
*List of Ayatollahs
*List of basic criminal justice topics
*List of business law topics
*List of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada
*List of current members of the Privy Council
*List of individuals executed by the federal government of the United States
*List of international declarations
*List of international public law topics
*List of international trade topics
*List of items for which possession is restricted
*List of Judges of the High Court of Australia
*List of House of Lords cases
*List of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases
*List of jurists
*List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
**List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition
**List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by seat
*List of Latin phrases
*List of 100 largest law firms globally
*Lists of law schools
*List of lawyers
*List of leading legal cases in copyright law
*List of members of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
*List of members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
*List of notable United Kingdom House of Lords cases
**List of United Kingdom House of Lords cases
*List of people who have acted as their own attorney
*List of Philippine laws
*Prisons
**List of United Kingdom prisons
**United States
***List of U.S. federal prisons
***List of U.S. state prisons
***List of U.S. military prisons
*List of real estate topics
*List of riots
*List of Senators of the College of Justice
*List of software patents
*List of Supreme Court of Canada cases
*List of top United States patent recipients
*List of topics in logic
*List of treaties
*List of Uniform Acts (United States)
*List of United States federal legislation
*List of United States Supreme Court cases

Notes

ee also

* List of civics topics
* List of books and references on sentencing, law, and related matters
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