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==Sources of Law== | ==Sources of Law== | ||
Coscivian law is the result of synergetic fusion between law "from above" - law imposed by state authorities - and law "from below" that emerges organically from history and custom or dynamically from the judicial process. This two-tiered system reflects the history of the Coscivian Empires and their successors extending their authority over wide areas populated by diverse, internally self-governing local communities, and the consequent need to synthesise the Law of the Emperor with the Law of the Land. | |||
===Law from Below=== | ===Law from Below=== | ||
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====Judicial Consensus==== | ====Judicial Consensus==== | ||
====Accepted Wisdom==== | ====Accepted Wisdom==== | ||
"Accepted wisdom" is a body of maxims and adages expressing legal norms and principles that are considered to be authoritative ''ipso facto'' and shape the operative culture of the legal system. Many are of ancient and uncertain provenance, and plenty are likely misattributed to major figures like Shafto the Wise or prominent Emperors. In modern times, accepted wisdom tends to originate from judicial opinions in frequently cited cases. | |||
===Law from Above=== | ===Law from Above=== | ||
====Edicts==== | ====Edicts==== | ||
Edicts are decrees of Coscivian Emperors that are considered to be general and binding in nature and enduring in legal relevance. Modern decrees issued by the [[Executive College]] exercising imperial prerogatives are not considered to be edicts. | |||
====''Stórnoálda''==== | ====''Stórnoálda''==== | ||
Literally "meta-law" or "law-of-laws", ''stórnoálda'' refers to {{wp|constitutional law}}. In a narrow sense, its subject is written constitutions and the corpora of case law surrounding them, and in a broad sense it overlaps with edicts and other sources of {{wp|higher law}}. | |||
====Legislation==== | ====Legislation==== | ||