Law
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Common law and equity
Religious law
Legal institutions
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Legislature
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Bureaucracy
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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