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What is the primary purpose of law?
What is the primary purpose of law?
- To create social institutions
- To regulate behavior and enforce rules (correct)
- To establish religious communities
- To influence politics and economics
How are state-enforced laws created?
How are state-enforced laws created?
- By international organizations only
- By religious institutions
- By a group legislature, single legislator, or executive through decrees and regulations (correct)
- By private individuals through contracts
What influences the creation of laws?
What influences the creation of laws?
- Religious beliefs only
- International treaties
- Economic factors only
- A constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein (correct)
How do legal systems vary between jurisdictions?
How do legal systems vary between jurisdictions?
In common law systems, how may case law be made?
In common law systems, how may case law be made?