Habeas Corpus
The rule of law
Natural Law
Legislation
Statute Law
Conventions
Legal Concepts
Common Law
Precedent
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.
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.)
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.
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.
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.
a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct
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.
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
