public law
branch of law involving relationships between individuals and the state, or the functioning of the state itself
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Summary
public law is an area of law[1]. It draws 2,425 Wikipedia views per month (area of law category, ranking #19 of 72).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic discipline[3], type of law[4]
- Subclass of: law[5], political studies[6]
- Commons category: Public law[7]
- Said to be the same as: ius publicum[8]
- Opposite of: private law[9]
- Has part(s): political law[10], administrative law[11], constitutional law[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Public law[13]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[14]
- Partially coincident with: social law[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
Why It Matters
public law has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]