human law
Society's written rules
Human law refers to rules and regulations created by people and governments, as distinct from natural law or divine law.
It encompasses statutes, constitutions, and legal codes that societies establish to govern conduct: Human law varies across cultures and eras.
The term often appears in philosophical or theological discussions contrasting what humans decree with what is held to be universal or God-given.
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- natural rightsFreedoms inherent to personhood
- legal systemStructure governing justice
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- jurisprudencePhilosophy governing legal systems
bill of rights · litigation · equal protection · justice · judicial review · executive branch · ethics · trial · gavel · courtroom · prosecutor · guilty verdict · verdict · amendment · criminal · rights · code · judge
human lawdivine law
Rules from deity
natural law · sacred law · law of nature · cosmic law · Mosaic law
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