rules of law

  • 71Law, Legislation and Liberty — is the 1973 magnum opus in three volumes by Nobel laureate economist and political philosopher Friedrich Hayek. In it, Hayek further develops the philosophical principles he discussed earlier in The Road to Serfdom , The Constitution of Liberty …

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  • 72law — ► NOUN 1) a rule or system of rules recognized by a country or community as regulating the actions of its members and enforced by the imposition of penalties. 2) such rules as a subject of study or as the basis of the legal profession. 3) statute …

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  • 73Law (disambiguation) — Law is a set of norms, which can be seen both in a sociological or in a philosophical or semantic sense.Law or laws may also refer to:Government*Rule of law, the principle that restricts governmental authority *Items associated with the practice… …

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  • 74Law reform — or Legal reform is the process of examining existing laws, and advocating and implementing changes in a legal system, usually with the aim of enhancing justice or efficiency. Intimately related are law reform bodies or law commissions, which are… …

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  • 75Law French — is an archaic language originally based on Old Norman and Anglo Norman, but increasingly influenced by Parisian French and, later, English. It was used in the law courts of England, beginning with the Norman Conquest by William the Conqueror. Its …

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  • 76law, sociology of — Law rules of action or statutes established by authorities such as states was a central object of theoretical and substantive concern to each of the founding figures of sociology. Although Karl Marx did not write a systematic treatise on law, he… …

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  • 77Law enforcement in the People's Republic of China — consists of an extensive public security system and a variety of enforcement procedures are used to maintain order in the country. Along with the courts and procuratorates, the country s judicial and public security agencies included the Ministry …

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  • 78Law enforcement in Germany — is divided between the different levels of federalism: the federal level ( Bund ), the state level ( Länder ) and the local level ( Kommunen ).Federal agenciesThere are two federal police agencies in Germany: The Federal Investigation Bureau and… …

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  • 79law —    Law is the body of public rules that is binding throughout the political community and is enforced by the power of the state. It provides the state with legitimate authority over its members. It is related to politics, in that much law has… …

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  • 80Law, Common — • The term is of English origin and is used to describe the juridical principles and general rules regulating the possession, use and inheritance of property and the conduct of individuals, the origin of which is not definitely known, which have… …

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