rules of law
81Law, International — • Defined to be the rules which determine the conduct of the general body of civilized states in their dealings with each other (American and English Encycl. of Law) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
82law merchant — law′ mer′chant n. bus law the customary principles and rules determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions …
83law — [n1] rules of a government, society act, assize, behest, bidding, bylaw, canon, case, caveat, charge, charter, code, command, commandment, constitution, covenant, decision, decree, decretum, demand, dictate, divestiture, due process, edict,… …
84law merchant — n. all the rules and usages originating in the customs of merchants and now applied to dealings in trade and commerce, where not changed by statute; mercantile or commercial law …
85law of war — rules or a code of rules governing the rights and duties of belligerents in an international war. Cf. Geneva Convention. [1945 50] * * * …
86Law enforcement in Bosnia and Herzegovina — is the responsibility of an EU sponsored Bosnia police force to which the role of maintaining security in the region was handed over from the United Nations s 18,000 International Police Task Force. [BBC News… …
87law of war — law′ of war′ n. mil a code of rules governing the rights and duties of belligerents in an international war • Etymology: 1945–50 …
88procedural law — Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). Procedural law …
89law — law1 lawlike, adj. /law/, n. 1. the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision. 2 …
90Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
