Law can be broadly defined as a codified system of formal, institutionalized rules that regulate human society. By and large, modern legal systems are enforced on a jurisdictional basis, which can be subdivided into specific areas of inquiry including international law, the federal laws of individual nations, and the local laws of states, provinces, territories, municipalities, and other smaller-scale political divisions. Alternately, systems of law can also be classified according to the types... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2022. 3p.