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Just law

A law is just when it respects individual dignity, preserves fairness between markets and works in the open.

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What Is Law: A Guide to Lawmakers

In most legal and political discourse today, law is often understood in formalistic or institutional terms—defined by who enacts it (parliament), how it is enforced (police and courts),…

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