For a more comprehensive list, see the List of legal topics.

Law is the set of rules and principles (laws) by which a society is governed, through enforcement by governmental authorities. Law is also the field which concerns the creation and administration of laws, and includes any and all legal systems.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to law:

[edit] Legal systems

• Legal systems of the world
• Jurisprudence
  • Common law
  • Civil law (legal system)
  • Religious law
    • Sharia (Islamic law)
    • Halakha (Jewish law)
    • Hindu law

[edit] Law by source

• Custom
• Precedent of past judicial decisions (stare decisis)
• Statutory law
  • Statute
  • Black letter law
• Constitutional law
  • Constitution
  • Constitutional court
• Sources of international law
  • Customary international law
  • Treaty
  • Juristic writings (such as legal treatises)

[edit] Branches of law

[edit] Criminal law

• Criminal law (penal law)
• Criminal procedure

[edit] Civil law

• Civil law (private law)
• Common law
• Civil rights
• Family law
• Civil procedure

[edit] Administrative law

• Administrative law

[edit] Laws by scope

• International law
  • Public international law
  • Conflict of laws (private international law)
  • Supranational law
  • Law of the European Union
    • Treaties of the European Union
    • Regulation (European Union)
    • Directive (European Union)
    • European Union decision
    • European Union legislative procedure
• Federal law (national law)
• State law
• Ordinance

[edit] History of law

• History of law
  • Babylonian law
  • Ancient Greek law
  • Roman law
  • Early Germanic law

[edit] Basic legal concepts

• Treason

[edit] People who have influenced law

[edit] Law lists

Main article: List of legal topics

• List of basic criminal justice topics
• List of international public law topics
• List of basic tort law topics

[edit] See also

Law portal

[edit] External links

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