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This article is about a system of rules. For the social science or theory of law, see Jurisprudence.

For a document passed by the legislature, see statutory law.

Other uses, see Law (disambiguation) and Legal (disambiguation).

A symbolic personification of the coercive power of a tribunal:

A sword representing state authority scales representing an aim standard,

Showing and a blindfold, showing that justice should be impartial.

The law is legislation created and enforced,

through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,

With its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.

It has to describe as a science and the art of justice.

State-enforced laws can make a group of a legislature or by a single legislator,

Resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations;

Or established by judges through precedent, usually in common law jurisdictions.

Private individuals may create binding contracts, including arbitration agreements,

That adopt alternative ways of resolving disputes to standard court litigation.

The creation of laws themselves influenced by a constitution, written or tacit,

And the rights encoded.

The law shapes politics, economics, history,

And society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people.

Legal systems vary between countries, with their differences analyzed in comparative law.

In civil law jurisdictions,

A legislature or other central body codifies and merges the law.

In common law systems, judges make binding case law through precedent.

Although occasionally, this may overturn a higher court or the legislature.

Religious law influenced secular matters and their use in some religious communities.

Sharia law,

Base on Islamic principles and use as the primary legal system in several countries,

Including Iran and Saudi Arabia.

The law’s scope can divide into two domains.

Public law concerns government and society,

Including constitutional law, administrative law, and criminal law.

Private law deals with legal disputes between individuals

and/or organizations in areas such as contracts,

Property, torts/depicts, and commercial law.

This distinction is stronger in civil law countries,

Particularly those with a separate system of administrative courts.

The public-private law divide is less pronounced in common law jurisdictions.

The Law provides a source of inquiry into legal history,

Philosophy, economic analysis, and sociology.

The Law also raises important and complex issues about equality, fairness, and justice.