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This article is about a social science. For the theory of law, see Jurisprudence. For other uses, see Law (disambiguation).

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Lady Justice, a goddess symbolising justice who bears a sword – symbolising the coercive power of a tribunal –, scales – representing an objective standard by which competing claims are weighed – and a blindfold indicating that justice should be impartial and meted out objectively, without fear or favor and regardless of money, wealth, power or identity.[1]

Law is a system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behaviour.[2] Laws can be made by a collective