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Law
Researching rules for the beneficial development of societies.
The study of law, simply put, is the study of laws and legal systems. Those that study law pursue the specific meanings and contents of individual laws, and compare various cases and legal problems against the principles of those laws to determine how they apply.
The significance of the study of law lies in understanding laws in order to contribute towards the realization of a greater society and to enrich the lives of people in those societies. It could be said that almost anything in society is governed in some way by laws. By this fact alone, one can see the broad scope of legal studies that are available.
In our modern world, new legal issues are arising constantly in areas such as international society, content ownership rights in light of growing internet usage, and human rights. In these areas and many others, an understanding of the fundamentals of law is crucial.
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