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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Law. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list below.

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[edit] Title

WikiProject on Law

[edit] Scope

This Wikiproject is aimed at creating a greater consistency among the law related articles. Key areas of concern include consistency in defining concepts across multiple jurisdictions and proper categorization of articles.

[edit] The common law

As a foundation for this effort, it is vital that we create a comprehensive explanation of the common law, which is shared by most English-speaking countries. The common law is clearly divisible into a number of key areas, each of which should be tackled and developed in turn. These areas are:

Each of these areas contains a wide array of long-established but nuanced doctrines, and each has a complex and ultimately fascinating history - making this a particularly worthy project for Wikipedia to conquer!

[edit] The Philosophy of law

A joint effort that can be undertaken between this project and Wikiproject Philosophy is to improve the quality of articles concerned with the philosophical questions about law itself. Key components of the philosophy of law include:

[edit] Missing/requested law-related articles

  1. List of missing legal terms
  2. Requested law articles

[edit] Participants

  1. bd2412 talk
  2. Francis Davey
  3. PullUpYourSocks
  4. AnnaAniston
  5. Ambi
  6. Yu Ninjie 21:43, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
  7. Mmmbeer
  8. Dana Powers
  9. Russ (talk)
  10. Jlofgren
  11. GregAsche (talk)
  12. BenWilson (talk)
  13. Izehar
  14. Mrees1997
  15. Necessaryx
  16. ⇒ SWATJester Ready Aim Fire!
  17. Jersyko·talk
  18. Crzrussian 20:23, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
  19. Eastlaw 09:28, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
  20. Andy123(talk) 03:25, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
  21. SR Bryant 21:31, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
  22. Mhs5392
  23. Chart123 (talk)
  24. Caveat lector
  25. Ronels talk 13:55, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
  26. Cheapestcostavoider (talk)
  27. Ryan Luck
  28. Jawesq talk 18:52, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
  29. TheronJ 20:44, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
  30. Lemonsawdust 09:37, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
  31. Alex756 21:33, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
  32. Bjsiders 21:20, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
  33. RidG 23:56, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
  34. Justin 03:11, 23 June 2006 (UTC) — anti-discrimination, limitation of speech & press, undue burden; esp. abortion, same-sex
  35. Hacienda 23:48, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
  36. Kchase02 T
  37. BballJones 22:53, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
  38. ozoneliar T 18:08 Friday, 2006-07-14 T (UTC)
  39. reppin the bay15:59, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
  40. Zilonis 20:00, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
  41. BramleyBarn 13:36, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
  42. Erechtheus 01:53, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
  43. Legis 10:56, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
  44. Redkern
  45. J.R. Getsinger —Jrgetsin 02:31, 8 August 2006 (UTC)—
  46. Davodd 21:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
  47. Willstansfield 22:02, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
  48. Jpe|ob 14:18, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
  49. Cdogsimmons 02:47, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
  50. Newyorkbrad 21:27, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
  51. Neo-Jay 03:42, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
  52. Charles8854 (???) 12 October 2006 (???)
  53. Sumple (Talk) 09:15, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
  54. Must_WIN 23:18, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
  55. FactsOnly 12:10, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
  56. 28USC1344 05:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
  57. Chris nelson

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[edit] Infoboxes

[edit] Userbox

This Wikipedian is committed to justice and is a member of WikiProject Law.



*Participants are encouraged to add this box to their User Page using {{User WikiProject Law}} or by adding WikiProject Law to their Babel code.

[edit] Templates

The Common law
Contract law
Tort law
Property law
Wills and trusts
Criminal law
Evidence

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Additionally, a general "Law and Legal systems" template can be added to the bottom of any law-related site. It currently needs categories added, especially with regard to non-U.S. legal systems:

  • {{Law}} (Law and Legal Systems) - (preview)

[edit] Useful categories

[edit] Parentage

No parent of this WikiProject has been defined.

[edit] Descendant WikiProjects

Proposal moved to the talk page.

[edit] Similar WikiProjects

Similar WikiProjects are:


[edit] General strategy and discussion forums

[edit] Todo

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