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Law of Vanuatu
The law of Vanuatu, also called Vanuatu law, is a mixed system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law, unified since independence in 1980.
Law of war
The law of war, also called international humanitarian law or LOAC, is the body of treaty and customary rules protecting war victims and limiting means of warfare, centered on the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precautions.
Law Offices of Corey D. Boddie, Esq. LLC
Law Offices of Corey D. Boddie, Esq. LLC is an Atlanta, Georgia law firm led by attorney Corey D. Boddie, known for filing unusually large SEC Rule 506(b) offerings in 2026.
Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress
Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress (中华人民共和国民族团结进步促进法), a PRC statute adopted March 12, 2026 and effective July 1, 2026, mandating a shared Chinese national identity, Mandarin-medium schooling, and extraterritorial liability under Article 63.
Law Society of Hong Kong
Law Society of Hong Kong (香港律師會), professional association and statutory regulator of solicitors, trainee solicitors, and foreign lawyers; incorporated 1907, issues practising certificates, disciplines members, 13,778 members as of 2026.
Law Society of Kenya
Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Kenya's statutory bar association for all practicing advocates, over 20,000 members; compulsory membership upheld in Nganga (2025); governed by a 12-member Council; 52nd president Charles Kanjama since March 2026.
Law Society of Ontario
The Law Society of Ontario, formerly the Law Society of Upper Canada, is the statutory body that licenses and disciplines all lawyers and paralegals in Ontario, Canada.
Lawfare
Lawfare, from "law" and "warfare", is the use of law as a weapon of conflict, a term popularized by Charles Dunlap around 2001; it spans military strategy, SLAPP litigation against critics, and contested political prosecutions.
Lawmaking procedure in India
Lawmaking procedure in India: how a Bill passes three readings in both Houses of Parliament, committee scrutiny, and Presidential assent to become an Act; covers Money Bills, Article 368 amendments, and private members' Bills.
Lawrence Bishnoi
Lawrence Bishnoi (born Balkaran Brar, 1993) is an imprisoned Indian gangster alleged to run the transnational Bishnoi gang, linked to the Sidhu Moosewala and Baba Siddique murders, listed as a terrorist entity in Canada in 2025, and indicted in the US in 2026 over the Nijjar assassination.
Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris
Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, the Tool Box Killers, murdered five teenage girls in Southern California in 1979 using tools and a tape recorder; Bittaker died on death row in 2019, Norris in 2020.
Lawrence E. Kahn
Lawrence E. Kahn, born in 1937, is an American senior United States district judge for the Northern District of New York, appointed by President Clinton in 1996.
Lawrence J. C. VanDyke
Lawrence J. C. VanDyke is an American jurist serving as a judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump.
Lawrence J. O'Neill
Lawrence J. O'Neill is an American jurist, a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of California appointed by George W. Bush in 2007.
Lawrence J. Vilardo
Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, born in 1955 in Buffalo, New York, is a United States district judge for the Western District of New York, nominated by President Obama in 2015.
Lawrence L. Piersol
Lawrence L. Piersol, born 1940 in Vermillion, South Dakota, is a senior US district judge for the District of South Dakota, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993.
Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig (born 1961), Harvard Law School professor, cyberlaw scholar behind "code is law," Creative Commons founding board member, and campaign finance reform activist who founded Equal Citizens and briefly ran for president in 2016.
Lawrence Singleton
Lawrence Singleton, American merchant seaman and criminal, attacked Mary Vincent in 1978, served 8 years of a 14-year sentence, sparked a 1987 parole controversy, then murdered Roxanne Hayes in Tampa in 1997 and was sentenced to death in Florida in 1998.
Lawrence v. Texas
Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003), the Supreme Court's 6-3 Due Process ruling by Justice Kennedy striking down Texas Penal Code §21.06 and overruling Bowers v. Hardwick, legalizing same-sex sexual activity nationwide.
Laws against witchcraft
Laws against witchcraft: statutes criminalizing the practice, professed exercise, or accusation of magic and sorcery, from the 1542 English Witchcraft Act and 1736 repeal to modern laws punishing accusers in India, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.
Laws regarding rape
Laws regarding rape define the crime through force-based or consent-based models, including yes-means-yes and no-means-no variants. Key reforms include the Istanbul Convention, France's 2025 consent law, and the abolition of the marital rape exemption.
Lawsuit
A lawsuit is a court proceeding in which a plaintiff brings a claim against a defendant for damages, an injunction, or declaratory relief. Covers the federal civil process, common law pleading, the 1848 Field Code, and the 1938 Federal Rules.
Lawyer
A lawyer, also called a counselor at law, is a person qualified to advise and represent others on legal matters, including court proceedings and transactions.
Laxmi Agarwal (लक्ष्मी अग्रवाल)
Laxmi Agarwal (लक्ष्मी अग्रवाल), born 1990, Indian acid attack survivor whose 2006 Supreme Court PIL led to the 2013 acid-sale regulations; International Women of Courage laureate and subject of Chhapaak.
Lay judge
Lay judge: a person without legal training who decides cases alongside professional judges in mixed tribunals (Germany's Schöffen, Japan's saiban-in) or on all-lay panels like English magistrates, used in about two-thirds of countries.
Lay judges in Japan
Saiban-in (裁判員) are Japan's lay judges: citizens who sit with three professional judges in serious criminal trials, deciding guilt and sentencing together by majority since May 21, 2009, with safeguards requiring a judge in any defendant-adverse majority.
Lazarus Group
Lazarus Group (Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima, ZINC/Diamond Sleet; MITRE G0032) is a North Korean state-sponsored hacking cluster attributed to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, known for the 2014 Sony Pictures attack, WannaCry, the APT38/BlueNoroff bank-theft subunit, and record cryptocurrency thefts including the 2025 Bybit hack.
Lazic War
The Lazic War, also called the Egrisi War or Colchidian War, was a 21-year conflict between the Byzantine Empire and Sasanian Iran for control of Lazica.
Leadership Code (Tanzania)
The Leadership Code was a 1967 set of Tanzanian conduct rules, part of the Arusha Declaration, barring leaders from shares, rents, and second salaries until 1991.
Leading question
A leading question is a question that suggests its own answer, usually yes/no. In U.S. evidence law, Rule 611(c) bars it on direct examination except as necessary, but allows it on cross and with hostile witnesses.