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Discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct that are recognized as binding by the community.
Enforcement of the body of rules is through a controlling authority, such as a group of elders, a regent, a court, or a judiciary. Comparative law is the study of the differences, similarities, and interrelationships of different systems of law. Important areas in the study and practice of law include administrative law , antitrust law , business law , constitutional law, criminal law , environmental law, family law, health law, immigration law, intellectual property law, international law , labour law , maritime law , procedural law , property law, public interest law, tax law, trust s and estates, and tort s. See also Anglo-Saxon law ; canon law ; civil law ; common law ; equity ; Germanic law ; Indian law ; Islamic law ( Shar 012B; ah ); Israeli law ; Japanese law ; jurisprudence ; military law ; Roman law ; Scottish law ; Soviet law .