domestic law
Rules within borders
Domestic law is the legal system operating within a single country's borders, as distinct from international law.
It encompasses constitutional, criminal, civil, and administrative law—everything from traffic regulations to property rights.
The term appears most often in contexts comparing national legal frameworks to treaties or foreign jurisdictions: Domestic law takes precedence over international agreements in many countries.
- tortsCompensable civil wrongs
- tort reformCivil justice system changes
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- marriageFormal union between partners
crime · ownership · fundamental rights · income tax · tax code · employment contracts · agreement · prenuptial agreement · family court · regulation · criminal justice · contracts · judiciary · custody · child support · damages · defense · liability
domestic lawinternational treaties
Formal agreements between nations
bilateral agreements · international conventions · Geneva Conventions · law of the sea · trade agreements
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