The main institutions of law in industrialised countries are independent courts, representative parliaments, an accountable executive, the military and police, bureaucratic organisation, the legal pro ...
Main article: JurisprudencePhilosophy Main article: Philosophy of law"But what, after all, is a law? When I say that the object of laws is always general, I mean that law considers subjects en masse ...
Main article: Legal historyKing Hammurabi is revealed the code of laws by the Mesopotamian sun god Shamash, also revered as the god of justice.The history of law connects closely to the development of ...
Main article: Legal systems of the worldIn general, legal systems can be split between civil law and common law systems. The term "civil law" referring to a legal system should not be confused with "c ...
Main articles: Definition of law and Analytical jurisprudenceWhether it is possible or desirable to define law There have been many attempts to produce "a universally acceptable definition of law". By ...
Law is a term which does not have a universally accepted definition, but one definition is that law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavio ...
