Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.
A Lawyer is a person who practices Law.
There are 2 major legal systems in the world. The Common Law-system which is based on Caselaw and the Civil law-system, which is based on the written law. Common Law is most prominent in the UK and U.S. whereas the Civil law is dominant in most of the world, such as in Germany and People's Republic of China.
While legal systems are different in each country, many same laws and regulations can be found in different countries. The world is ruled by different conventions.
This topic is for all things related to law, both asking about interpretation of a law or asking about studying law as well as connecting with law practitioners around the ERA community.
This topic is not for getting free legal help with your case. If you need to lawyer up, always contract a lawyer near you.
The opinions presented on LawERA are opinions of the users and constitute under no circumstances as legal advice. The posters of LawERA take no responsibility for any consequences for following any advice posted in this topic.
Some guidelines:
- If you ask help with interpretation, keep it simple and short. Especially with Common Law systems interpretation of a bill might be very complicated.
- Specify which country's legislation you are asking about.
- Have an open mind, different views on different things mean different rules for different people.
My first OT, and still under construction.
A Lawyer is a person who practices Law.
There are 2 major legal systems in the world. The Common Law-system which is based on Caselaw and the Civil law-system, which is based on the written law. Common Law is most prominent in the UK and U.S. whereas the Civil law is dominant in most of the world, such as in Germany and People's Republic of China.
While legal systems are different in each country, many same laws and regulations can be found in different countries. The world is ruled by different conventions.
This topic is for all things related to law, both asking about interpretation of a law or asking about studying law as well as connecting with law practitioners around the ERA community.
This topic is not for getting free legal help with your case. If you need to lawyer up, always contract a lawyer near you.
The opinions presented on LawERA are opinions of the users and constitute under no circumstances as legal advice. The posters of LawERA take no responsibility for any consequences for following any advice posted in this topic.
Some guidelines:
- If you ask help with interpretation, keep it simple and short. Especially with Common Law systems interpretation of a bill might be very complicated.
- Specify which country's legislation you are asking about.
- Have an open mind, different views on different things mean different rules for different people.
My first OT, and still under construction.
