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'''Law''' in common parlance, means a rule which (unlike a rule of ethics) is capable of enforcement through institutions. Crimes Against Humanity by Geoffrey Robertson ISBN 9780141024639. The study of law crosses the boundaries between the social sciences and humanities, depending on one's view of research into its objectives and effects. Law is not always enforceable, especially in the international relations context. It has been defined as a "system of rules",[[The Concept of Law]] Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-876122-8 as an "interpretive concept Law's Empire ISBN 0674518365 to achieve justice, as an "authority" The Authority of Law, Oxford University Press to mediate people's interests, and even as "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction". John Austin (legal philosopher) The Providence of Jurisprudence Determined. However one likes to think of law, it is a completely central social institution. Legal policy incorporates the practical manifestation of thinking from almost every social sciences and humanity. Laws are politics, because politicians create them. Law is philosophy, because moral and ethical persuasions shape their ideas. Law tells many of history's stories, because statutes, case law and codifications build up over time. And law is economics, because any rule about [[contract]], [[tort]], [[property law]], [[labour law]], [[company law]] and many more can have long lasting effects on the distribution of wealth. The noun ''law'' derives from the late [[Old English language|Old English]] ''lagu'', meaning something laid down or fixed [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law&searchmode=none Etymonline Dictionary] and the adjective ''legal'' comes from the Latin word ''lex''. [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/legal Merriam-Webster's Dictionary]

'''Law''' refers to a rule capable of enforcement. The study of law crosses through the boundaries of all [[social sciences]] and [[the humanities|humanities]]. While not all law is enforced, to be a legitimate law, it must be capable of being enforced. It has been defined as a "system of rules", as an "interpretive concept to achieve justice, as in "[[authority]]" to mediate people's interests, and even as "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction". Regardless, it is a central institution of progressive society.  

 

Legal policy is influenced by most social sciences and humanities as law enjoins the domain of [[politics]], [[philosophy]],[[ history]] and [[economics]], because any rule of [[contract]], [[tort]], [[property law]], [[labour law]], [[company law]] and more have long lasting effects on the cultural wealth of groups of people.

 

Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding generation. The prime mission of [[government]] is the definition of the right, the just and fair regulation of class differences, and the enforcement of equality of opportunity under the rules of '''law'''.[http://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper81.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper81.html&line=123#mfs]

 

#The Concept of Law Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-876122-8

#Law's Empire ISBN 0674518365

 

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