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This dimension groups doctrines by the legal system in which they developed. Wikipedia notes a legal doctrine is "often established through precedent in the common law," a route to doctrine that differs sharply from how civil law systems develop the same kind of rule. Browsing this way collects every doctrine belonging to the same legal tradition.

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Public law governs relations between legal persons and a government, and between different branches and institutions within a state. 1
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1. Public law (Wikipedia)
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Public law is the part of law that governs relations and affairs between legal persons and a government, between different institutions within a state, between different branches of governments, as well as relationships between persons that are of direct concern to society.
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