Òfin: Ìyàtọ̀ láàrin àwọn àtúnyẹ̀wò

'''Òfin'''<ref>From [[Old English]] ''lagu'' "Words of Mel"; ''legal'' comes from [[Latin]] ''legalis'', from ''[[translating "law" to other European languages|lex]]'' "law", "statute" ([http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law&searchmode=none Law], Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal Legal], Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary)</ref> is aje [[system|sistemu]] ofawon rulesilana kan, usuallyto enforcedse throughgbe aro setnipa ofikojopo awon [[institution|ifidimule]]s kan.<ref>Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90; see "[[analytical jurisprudence]]" for extensive debate on what law is; in ''[[The Concept of Law]]'' Hart argued law is a "system of rules" (Campbell, ''The Contribution of Legal Studies'', 184); Austin said law was "the command of a sovereign, backed by the threat of a sanction" (Bix, [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/austin-john/#3 John Austin]); Dworkin describes law as an "interpretive concept" to achieve [[justice]] (Dworkin, ''Law's Empire'', 410); and Raz argues law is an "authority" to mediate people's interests (Raz, ''The Authority of Law'', 3–36).</ref> ItO shapesun tona [[politics|iselu]], [[economics|ekonomiki]] andati [[society|awujo]] inlorisirisi numerousona, wayso andsi servesje asolulaja aakoko primarylawujo socialfun mediatoribasepo oflarin relationsawon between peopleeniyan. [[Contract law|Ofin adehun]] regulatesun everythingsetona fromohun buyinggbogbo alatori busrira tickettiketi tooko tradingde onidunadura [[derivativeni (finance)|derivativesile markets]]pasiparo. [[Property law|Ofin Ohun ini]] definesn rightssetoka andawon eto obligationsati relatedojuse to thejemo transferfifun andati title ofnini [[Personal property|personalini araeni]] (often referred to as chattel) and [[real property]].


[[Trust law]] applies to assets held for investment and financial security, while [[tort]] law allows claims for compensation if a person's rights or property are [[Harm principle|harmed]]. If the harm is criminalised in a statute, [[criminal law]] offers means by which the state can prosecute the perpetrator. [[Constitutional law]] provides a framework for the creation of law, the protection of [[human rights]] and the election of political representatives. [[Administrative law]] is used to review the decisions of government agencies, while [[international law]] governs affairs between sovereign [[nation state]]s in activities ranging from [[trade]] to environmental regulation or military action. Writing in 350&nbsp;BC, the [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] philosopher [[Aristotle]] declared, "The [[rule of law]] is better than the rule of any individual."<ref>n.b. this translation reads, "it is more proper that law should govern than any one of the citizens: upon the same principle, if it is advantageous to place the supreme power in some particular persons, they should be appointed to be only guardians, and the servants of the laws." (Aristotle, ''Politics'' [[s:Politics (Aristotle)/Book 3#3:16|3.16]]).</ref>