positive law
law established or recognized as valid by a legal system, as opposed to natural law
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Summary
positive law is a type of law[1]. It draws 1,314 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_law category, ranking #1,807 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- positive law's instance of is recorded as type of law[3].
- positive law is a type of law[4].
- positive law's said to be the same as is recorded as Lex lata[5].
- positive law is the opposite of natural law[6].
- positive law's described by source is recorded as Siyasî Düşünce Sözlüğü[7].
- positive law's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[8].
- positive law's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
- positive law's different from is recorded as legal positivism[10].
- positive law's studied by is recorded as philosophy of law[11].
- positive law's studied by is recorded as legal positivism[12].
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Definition and Type
positive law's instance of is recorded as type of law[3]. It is a type of law[4]. It is the opposite of natural law[6].
Why It Matters
positive law draws 1,314 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_law category, ranking #1,807 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]