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Habeas Precedent Corpus Law Common Rule Law Law Legal Concepts Law Legislation Conventions Statute Natural

: A principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on , or persuasive , for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts .

of : implies that every person is subject to the law , including people who are lawmakers , law enforcement officials , and judges . In this sense , it stands in contrast to tyranny or oligarchy where the rulers are held above the law .

: is a body of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the courts . It influences the decision - making process in unusual cases where the outcome cannot be determined based on existing statutes or written rules of law .

: is written law passed by a body of legislature ( e . g . passed by parliament . )

: Requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court , especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention .

: the idea of a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct .

: is law which has been promulgated ( or " enacted " ) by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it . Also referred to as Statutory Law .

: typically encountered in the context of legal norms , and the issue of determining their content cannot be separated from the issue of identifying and interpreting ( or constructing ) the norms in which they occur , and of using such norms in legal inference .

: rules of the constitution which are not enforced by the law courts . Because they are not enforced by the law courts they are best regarded as non - legal rules , but because they do in fact regulate the working of the constitution they are an important concern of the constitutional lawyer .

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