Law

Law is a system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. Laws can be made by a collective legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes, by the executive through decrees and regulations, or by judges through binding precedent, normally in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals can create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that may elect to accept alternative arbitration to the normal court process. The formation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people.

A general distinction can be made between (a) civil law jurisdictions (including Catholic canon law and socialist law), in which the legislature or other central body codifies and consolidates their laws, and (b) common law systems, where judge-made precedent is accepted as binding law. Historically, religious laws played a significant role even in settling of secular matters, which is still the case in some religious communities, particularly Jewish, and some countries, particularly Islamic. Islamic Sharia law is the world's most widely used religious law.

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China Estimated to Face 65 Percent or Higher US Tariffs

The Epoch Times 04 Apr 2025
The United States is reportedly banning diplomats in China from dating Chinese citizens ... US Bans Relationships With Chinese Citizens in China Tenn. Enacts Law to Stop China-Linked Organ Transplants Congress Probes Dangers of CCP Hacking on US ......
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Gov. Kay Ivey appoints Tiffany McCord to replace retiring judge

Montgomery Advertiser 04 Apr 2025
"I promise to her and to all of our citizens that I will work long and hard to uphold the rule of law under the Code of Alabama and to make certain that justice is served on behalf of all of our residents in a fair and impartial manner." ... her law degree from Faulkner University....
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Waqf Bill Unconstitutional, Targets Muslims: Congress MP Naseer Hussain

Kashmir Observer 04 Apr 2025
He alleged that the Bill seeks to treat Muslims as second-class citizens in the country ... The Congress MP said the Bill is a “targeted legislation against the Muslim community” and intends to make Muslims second-class citizens in the country. “All the laws that are being brought are on the basis of religion,” he said ... ....
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Cumberland County man charged in Lumberton sexual assault investigation

The Robesonian 04 Apr 2025
... County Sheriff’s Office at 910-671-3170 or their local law enforcement agency ... The views and opinions expressed by private citizens who may comment on this post are not adopted by and do not reflect the official policy or position of this law enforcement agency.”....
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Justice or a Democratic Scandal?

Quillette 04 Apr 2025
If it remains peaceful and attracts many thousands of attendees, it will lend support to a growing belief that the law is being unfairly instrumentalised for partisan purposes and that democracy is under threat ... “The danger of courts aggressively sentencing politicians is that both the law and the courts become seen as partisan....
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Gujarat UCC panel holds key meet in Surat, seeks feedback

Suryaa 03 Apr 2025
Surat, April 3 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Thursday initiated discussions on the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a legal reform aimed at ensuring uniform personal laws for all citizens, irrespective of religion, with a key committee meeting in Surat....
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Some warrantless searches are legal: What to do if you're stopped by border control

Usatoday 03 Apr 2025
citizens who fear something they post on social media could get them in trouble ... A visa is a privilege, not a right, and only those who respect our laws and follow the proper procedures will be welcomed." ... citizens (which includes those from U.S ... citizens and lawful permanent residents do not have to answer questions relating to these topics....
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Chinese spokesperson makes remarks concerning arrest of Filipinos on espionage charges

China.dot.org 03 Apr 2025
China urges the Philippines to stop shadow-chasing and making false accusations, handle the cases concerning Chinese citizens in a just manner and in accordance with the law, and effectively protect the lawful rights and interests of Chinese citizens in the Philippines, he said....
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From hard to harder

Dawn 03 Apr 2025
After a lifetime career of being lawless rulers in Pakistan, they are granted retirement as law-abiding citizens in the West ... Instead of making Pakistan an even harder state for its hapless citizens, the mis-ruling elite needs to reconfigure the state to fight poverty, illiteracy, ......
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Pueblo County commissioners urge Colorado governor to veto semiautomatic gun control bill

The Pueblo Chieftain 03 Apr 2025
Swearingen argued that the bill would drive many gun stores out of business or out of state, and would require "law-abiding citizens to jump through hoops and pay significant fees in order to exercise their Second Amendment rights." ... 'doesn’t do anything for law-abiding citizens'....
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Two feet of concrete will not address the problem at Ada Hayden | Letters

Ames Tribune 03 Apr 2025
“All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation; the general assembly shall not grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities which upon the same terms shall not equally belong to all citizens.” ... It is an unjustly motivated denial of the equal protection of Iowa law....
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Trump's attacks on lawyers subvert democracy | ELAINE HARRIS SPEARMAN

Montgomery Advertiser 03 Apr 2025
“Lawyers pave the way for all citizens to establish their right for true justice.” ― Mound City Bar Association, St ... citizens be left to craft their own defense against a dictatorship? What happens in countries where the people are forced to depose a dictator where there is no respect for the rule of law?....
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Michigan review finds 15 probable non-U.S. citizens who voted in November

Detroit news 03 Apr 2025
citizens but still cast ballots in the November presidential election in Michigan ... But the data could add fuel to an intensifying debate taking place inside the Michigan Capitol, and nationally, about whether officials need to do more to ensure that zero non-citizens are voting in U.S ... citizens made the decision."....

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