Law

Articles about legal systems, rights, courts and legislation.

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Civil rights

Civil Rights Act of 1875

Civil Rights Act of 1957

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Civil Rights Cases

Civil union

Civil union

Civil union: legal partnerships as an alternative to marriage

A civil union is a legally recognized partnership that grants many marriage-like rights. It often arose as an alternative where marriage was restricted, particularly for same-sex c

Class action

Class action (representative litigation)

Classified information

Classified information: definition, levels, handling, and significance

Clerk

Clerk: definition, history, duties, and modern types

Code of Hammurabi

Code of Hammurabi

Codification (law)

Codification (law): process, goals, and differences between legal systems

Coercion

Command responsibility

Commercial pilot licence

Common land

Competition law

Competition law (antitrust): principles, enforcement and global approaches

Complaint

Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act

Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act (1986)

Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850: settlement of slavery and territorial issues in the United States

A package of five laws enacted in 1850 that addressed slavery in new territories, admitted California, reorganized other lands, ended the DC slave trade, and strengthened fugitive

Compulsory sterilization

Compurgation

Compurgation (wager of law): an oath-based defence in historical law

Computer Misuse Act 1990

Computer Misuse Act 1990 (United Kingdom)

Concealed weapon

Concurring opinion

Concurring Opinion (Judicial Opinion That Agrees With the Result but Adds Reasons)

Condominium (international law)

Congressional Apportionment Amendment

Consent

Constable

Constitution

Constitution of Albania

Constitution of Argentina

Constitution of Australia

Constitution of Azerbaijan

Constitution of Chile

Constitution of India

Indian Constitution: Origins, Structure, Fundamental Rights, and Amendment Principles

Constitution of Japan

Constitution of Missouri

Constitution of North Korea

Constitution of Romania

Constitution of the United Kingdom

Constitution of the United Kingdom: structure, sources, and key features

Constitution of the United States

Constitutional Act 1791

Constitutional Court of Romania

Constitutional law

Constitutional law: principles, sources, and institutional roles

Constitutional right

Constitutionality

Constitutionality: definition, principles, and how courts decide

Consumer protection

Consummation of marriage