Law

Legal systems

Civil law

Common law and equity

Religious law

Legal institutions

Judiciary

Legislature

Executive

Military and police

Bureaucracy

Legal profession

Civil society

Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior.

Laws are made by governments, specifically by their legislatures. The formation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution (written or unwritten) and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics and society in countless ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people.

Legal subjects

International law

Constitutional and administrative law

Criminal law

Contract law

Property law

Tort law

Equity and trusts

Further disciplines

Legal theory

History of law

Philosophy of law

Economic analysis of law

Sociology of law