sources of law
origin of rules regulating human conduct
law of the Czech Republic
overview about the law of the Czech Republic
Constitutions of Melfi
collection of laws for the Kingdom of Sicily issued in 1231
Italian penal code
base set of penal laws in Italy
Liber Sextus
Collection of canon law
usage
initial legal form of custom
precedent
principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court
rescript
document that is issued not on the initiative of the author, but in response (it literally means 'written back') to a specific demand made by its addressee
command
instruction that carries a legal duty to obey
Bible
collection of sacred books in Judaism and Christianity
legal act
normative act having the force of law of general interest in the area where it is proclaimed or promulgated
Laws of Burgos
first codified set of laws governing Spaniards in the Americas
California Penal Code
defines most criminal law, criminal procedure, and penal institutions in California
Law of Chile
legislation in force in the republic of Chile
Royal Decree-Law
act having the force of law issued by the King of Spain
case law
set of past rulings by tribunals that meet their respective jurisdictions' rules to be cited as precedent
constitution
set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed
mores
customary behaviour
sources of sharia
sources of Islamic Law
ordinance
type of statute
legal practice
body of judicial or administrative precedents, rules, policies, customs, and doctrines
zoning in the United States
provision in urban planning in the United States
Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia
regulation of the Republic of Indonesia derived from a particular law
basic law
Type of constitutional document in certain countries and subnational governments
Federal War Constitution
German constitution of 1821
customary law
type or source of law
Code of Ur-Nammu
oldest surviving law code
Salic law
ancient Salian Frankish civil law code compiled around AD 500 by the first Frankish King, Clovis
Unification Treaty
1990 treaty dissolving the German Democratic Republic by joining the Federal Republic of Germany (Unification Treaty)
Law of Spain
legislation in force in the Kingdom of Spain
Law of Spain
legislation in force in the Kingdom of Spain
sources of international law
Types of sources of international law and the scholarly theories about them
Usages of Barcelona
customs that became the basis for Catalan constitutions
Australian constitutional law
law relating to the Constitution of Australia
California Vehicle Code
veh. Code
legislative history
materials generated as legislation is drafted and enacted
World constitution
proposed system of global governance