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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449by Hall, A.J, Duck, C.D, Law, R.J, Allchin, C.R, Wilson, S, Eybator, TGet access
Published in Environmental Pollution (1999)
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452by Khokhar, Fahim, Granier, Claire, Law, Kathy S., Boucher, O., Stein, O., Schultz, M., Richter, A.Get access
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453by Khokhar, Fahim, Granier, Claire, Law, Kathy S., Boucher, O., Stein, O., Schultz, M., Richter, A.Get access
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455by Feng, Y, Roleda, MY, Armstrong, E, Summerfield, TC, Law, CS, Hurd, CL, Boyd, PWGet access
Published in Global Change Biology (2020)
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456by Law, PYT, Chow, KH, Wang, Y, Leung, MH, Lai, ELY, Lo, WU, Ho, PLGet access
Published in Journal of Medical Microbiology (2015)
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458by Feng, Y, Roleda, MY, Armstrong, E, Summerfield, TC, Law, CS, Hurd, CL, Boyd, PWGet access
Published in Global Change Biology (2020)
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460by Schmale, J, Arnold, SR, Law, KS, Thorp, T, Anenberg, S, Simpson, WR, Mao, J, Pratt, KAGet access
Published 2018
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