UNESCO Thesaurus: hierarchical list

6.05 Legal systems

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Administration of justice

Used For

UF Legal actions, Legal administration, Legal practice

Narrower Term

NT1 Administrative tribunals

UF Judicial control of administration

NT1 Courts

UF Criminal courts, Judiciary, Supreme courts, Tribunals

NT1 Legal procedure

UF Judicial procedure, Litigation, Trials

NT2 Legal decisions

UF Court decisions, Judgments

NT1 Mediation

UF Conciliation

NT2 Arbitration

NT1 Penal sanctions

UF Punishment

NT2 Death penalty

UF Capital punishment

NT2 Prisons

NT1 Privileges and immunities

NT1 Rights and privileges

Civil law

Used For

UF Private law

Narrower Term

NT1 Computer law

NT1 Contract law

UF Agreements, Contracts

NT1 Family law

UF Family rights

NT1 Intellectual property

UF Industrial property

NT2 Artistic property

NT2 Copyright

UF Rights of authors

NT3 Copyright transfer

NT3 Royalties

NT2 Literary property

NT2 Neighbouring rights

NT2 Patents

NT2 Piracy

UF Broadcasting piracy, Computer piracy

NT2 Public domain

NT2 Trade marks

NT1 Legal liability

UF Civil liability

NT1 Legal status

Commercial law

Used For

UF Company law

International law

Used For

UF Private international law, Public international law

Narrower Term

NT1 Cyberspace law

NT1 International courts

NT1 International instruments

UF Charters, International agreements, International conventions, International declarations, International recommendations, Treaties

NT2 Bilateral agreements

NT1 Law of space

NT1 Law of the air

NT1 Law of the sea

UF International maritime law

NT2 Fishing rights

NT2 Landlocked countries

NT1 Rights of states

UF Equality of states, Recognition rights

NT2 Sovereignty

NT3 Noninterference principle

UF Interference rights, International intervention

NT2 Territorial rights

NT3 Boundaries

UF Frontiers

NT3 Territorial waters

NT1 State liability

Law

Used For

UF Legal sciences

Narrower Term

NT1 Comparative law

NT1 Customary law

UF Common law

NT1 Law reform

NT1 Legal history

NT2 Constitutional history

NT1 Legal systems

UF Case law, Code Napoleon, Modern law, Primitive law, Roman law

NT2 Consensus

NT2 Islamic law

UF Moslem law

NT1 Legislation

UF Laws, Regulations, Statutes

NT1 Natural law

Law enforcement

Used For

UF Internal security, Public order

Narrower Term

NT1 Police

NT2 Crime prevention

NT2 Theft protection

Legal profession

Narrower Term

NT1 Lawyers

UF Advocates, Judges

Legal theory

Used For

UF Jurisprudence

Narrower Term

NT1 Justice

NT1 Rule of law

Public law

Narrower Term

NT1 Administrative law

NT1 Constitutional law

NT2 Constitutions

NT1 Criminal law

NT1 Labour law

UF Industrial law, Labour legislation

NT1 Nationality

UF Citizenship

NT1 Water law

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