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

The Exchange (The Firm, #2)
The Devil's Advocate (Eddie Flynn, #6)
The Judge's List (The Whistler, #2)
The Law of Innocence (The Lincoln Lawyer, #6; Harry Bosch Universe #35)
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance, #3)
The Boys from Biloxi
Presumed Guilty (Kindle County #13; Presumed Innocent #3)
The Trial
V13
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Keera Duggan, #2)
The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
The Suspect
Her Deadly Game (Keera Duggan, #1)
Roma soy yo: La verdadera historia de Julio César (Julio César, #1)
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
A Civil Action
Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
The Law
The Federalist Papers

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