Law

Law is the set of enforced rules under which a society is governed. Law is one of the most basic social institutions-and one of the most necessary. No society could exist if all people did just as they pleased without regard for the rights of others. Nor could a society exist if its members did not recognize that they also have certain obligations toward one another. The law thus establishes the rules that define a person's rights and obligations. The law also sets penalties for people who violate these rules, and it states how government shall enforce the rules and penalties. However, the law ...more

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Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Keera Duggan, #2)
The Judge's List (The Whistler, #2)
The Exchange (The Firm, #2)
The Devil's Advocate (Eddie Flynn, #6)
The Boys from Biloxi
Prima Facie
Presumed Guilty (Kindle County #13; Presumed Innocent #3)
Sparring Partners (Jake Brigance, #4)
The Trial (Adam Green #1)
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
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The Suspect (Adam Green #2)
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Just Mercy
The Rule of Law
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law Series)
One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School
Letters to a Law Student: A Guide to Studying Law at University
Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges
A Civil Action
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
The Law
The Federalist Papers
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470 books — 196 voters

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Rules are for children. This is war, and in war the only crime is to lose.
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In times of war, the law falls silent. Silent enim leges inter arma
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