Law

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Generally speaking, laws, in the context of a legal system, can be defined as rules that societies have dictated in order to provide structure and order in their societies. In the United States, the sources of law are several, including: written state statutes, written federal statutes, state court decisions, federal court decisions, state constitutions, the U.S. Constitution, and others.

Some of the most popular definitions of law are as follows:

1- A rule of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement, or authority.

2- A set of rules or principles dealing with a specific area of a legal system:

3- Something, such as an order or a dictum, having absolute or unquestioned authority:

4- A code of principles based on morality, conscience, or nature.

5- Rules that order human activities and relations through systematic application of the force of politically organized society.

Another illustration of law or laws is: regimen of binding rules of conduct (whether written or not) meant to enforce justice and prescribe duty or obligation, and derived largely from custom or formal enactment by a ruler or legislature. These rules (laws) carry with them the power and authority of the enactor, and associated penalties for failure or refusal to obey. The law, however, is not just a list of 'do's and don'ts,' but a system of primary and secondary rules which derive their legitimacy ultimately from universally accepted principles such as the essential justness of the rules, or the sovereign power of a parliament to enact them.