Law
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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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381by Abraham, ER, Law, CS, Boyd, PW, Lavender, SJ, Maldonado, MT, Bowie, ARGet access
Published in Nature (2000)
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382by Feng, Y, Roleda, MY, Armstrong, E, Law, CS, Boyd, PW, Hurd, CLGet access
Published in Biogeosciences (2018)
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383by Smith, MJ, Walker, CF, Bell, TG, Harvey, MJ, Saltzman, ES, Law, CSGet access
Published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2018)
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386by Jacques Pelon, Yann Blanchard, Boris Quennehen, Kathy S. Law, A. Schwarzenboeck, Ariane BazureauGet access
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387by Daskalakis, Nikolaos, Raut, Jean-Christophe, Thomas, Jennie L., Onishi, Tatsuo, Law, Kathy S.Get access
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388by Daskalakis, Nikolaos, Raut, Jean-Christophe, Thomas, Jennie L., Onishi, Tatsuo, Law, Kathy S.Get access
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389by Daskalakis, Nikolaos, Raut, Jean-Christophe, Thomas, Jennie L., Onishi, Tatsuo, Law, Kathy S.Get access
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390by van Sebille, Erik, Aliani, Stefano, Lavender Law, Kara, Alsina Torrent, José MaríaGet access
Published in Environmental Research Letters (2020)
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392by Anderson, NJ, Leng, MJ, Osburn, CL, Fritz, SC, Law, AC, McGowan, SGet access
Published in Quaternary Science Reviews (2018)
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393by Daskalakis, Nikolaos, Raut, Jean-Christophe, Thomas, Jennie L., Onishi, Tatsuo, Law, Kathy S.Get access
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394by McGowan, S, Gunn, HV, Whiteford, EJ, Anderson, NJ, Jones, VJ, Law, ACGet access
Published in Journal of Paleolimnology (2017)
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395by McGowan, S, Gunn, HV, Whiteford, EJ, Anderson, NJ, Jones, VJ, Law, ACGet access
Published in Journal of Paleolimnology (2017)
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396by Daskalakis, Nikolaos, Raut, Jean-Christophe, Thomas, Jennie L., Onishi, Tatsuo, Law, Kathy S.Get access
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397by Gall, Alana, Law, Charlee, Massey, Peter, Crooks, Kristy, Andrews, Ross, Field, EmmaGet access
Published in Global Biosecurity (2020)
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399by Daskalakis, Nikolaos, Raut, Jean-Christophe, Thomas, Jennie L., Onishi, Tatsuo, Law, Kathy S.Get access
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