Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law

Class K: Law is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification

Library of Congress Classification

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system. This page outlines the sub-classes of Class K.

K - Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence

K1-7720 - Law

Law

Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...

in general. Comparative

Comparative law

Comparative law is the study of differences and similarities between the law of different countries. More specifically, it involves study of the different legal systems in existence in the world, including the common law, the civil law, socialist law, Islamic law, Hindu law, and Chinese law...

and uniform law. Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal theorists , hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions...

K1-36.5 - Periodicals

K37-44 - Bibliography

K46 - Monographic series

K48 - Encyclopedias

K50-54 - Dictionaries

Law dictionary

A law dictionary is a dictionary that is designed and compiled to give information about terms used in the field of law.Nielsen 1994 discusses different types of law dictionaries. A distinction is made between different types of law dictionaries. A monolingual law dictionary covers one language, a...

. Words and phrases

K58 - Maxims. Quotations

K(64) - Yearbooks

K68-70 - Directories

K85-89 - Legal research

Legal research

Legal research is "the process of identifying and retrieving information necessary to support legal decision-making. In its broadest sense, legal research includes each step of a course of action that begins with an analysis of the facts of a problem and concludes with the application and...

K94 - Legal composition and draftsmanship

K100-103 - Legal education

Legal education

Legal education is the education of individuals who intend to become legal professionals or those who simply intend to use their law degree to some end, either related to law or business...

K109-110 - Law societies

Law society

A Law Society in current and former Commonwealth jurisdictions was historically an association of solicitors with a regulatory role that included the right to supervise the training, qualifications and conduct of lawyers/solicitors...

. International bar associations

Bar association

A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...

K115-130 - The legal profession

Lawyer

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...

K133 - Legal aid

Legal aid

Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring equality before the law, the right to counsel and the right to a fair trial.A number of...

. Legal assistance to the poor

K140-165 - History of law

Legal history

Legal history or the history of law is the study of how law has evolved and why it changed. Legal history is closely connected to the development of civilizations and is set in the wider context of social history...

K170 - Biography

K(175) - Congresses

K(176)-(177) - Collected works (nonserial)

K(179) - Addresses, essays, lectures

K181-184.7 - Miscellany

K190-195 - Ethnological jurisprudence. Primitive law

K201-487 - Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence

. Philosophy and theory of law

K202 - Periodicals

K212-213 - Methodology

K215-218 - History

K236 - Universality and non-universality of law

K237-264 - The concept of law

Analytical jurisprudence

Analytical jurisprudence is a legal theory that draws on the resources of modern analytical philosophy to try to understand the nature of law. Since the boundaries of analytical philosophy are somewhat vague, it is difficult to say how far it extends. H. L. A...

K270-274 - Acts and events

K280-286 - Sources of law

Sources of law

Sources of law means the origin from which rules of human conduct come into existence and derive legal force or binding characters.It also refers to the sovereign or the state from which the law derives its force or validity....

K288-296 - Interpretation and construction of law. Lacunae in law

Non liquet

In law, a non liquet is a situation where there is no applicable law. Non liquet translates into English from Latin as "it is not clear." According to Cicero, the term was applied during the Roman Republic to a verdict of "not proven" where the guilt or innocence of the accused was "not clear." ...

K300-304 - Classification of law. Typology

K321-474 - Schools of legal theory

K325-328 - Historical jurisprudence

K330-344 - Positivism

Legal positivism

Legal positivism is a school of thought of philosophy of law and jurisprudence, largely developed by nineteenth-century legal thinkers such as Jeremy Bentham and John Austin. However, the most prominent figure in the history of legal positivism is H.L.A...

K366-380 - Sociology of law

Sociology of law

The sociology of law is often described as a sub-discipline of sociology or an interdisciplinary approach within legal studies...

. Sociological jurisprudence

K400-474 - Natural law

Natural law

Natural law, or the law of nature , is any system of law which is purportedly determined by nature, and thus universal. Classically, natural law refers to the use of reason to analyze human nature and deduce binding rules of moral behavior. Natural law is contrasted with the positive law Natural...

K486-487 - Relation of law to other topics

K520-5582 - Comparative law

Comparative law

. International uniform law

International law

Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...

K524-525 - Treaties and other international agreements

K540-546 - Trials

Trial (law)

In law, a trial is when parties to a dispute come together to present information in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court...

K578-579 - Concepts applying to several branches of law

K583-(591) - Legal systems compared

Legal systems of the world

The legal systems of the world today are generally based on one of three basic systems: civil law, common law, and religious law – or combinations of these...

K592-597 - Regional divisions. Interregional comparative law

K600-615 - Private law

Private law

Private law is that part of a civil law legal system which is part of the jus commune that involves relationships between individuals, such as the law of contracts or torts, as it is called in the common law, and the law of obligations as it is called in civilian legal systems...

K605-615 - Unification

Globalization

Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...

K623-968 - Civil law (common law)

Civil law (common law)

Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim...

K625-709 - Persons

K670-709 - Domestic relations

Domestic relations

In the common law tradition, the law of domestic relations is a broad category that encompasses:* divorce;* property settlements;* alimony, spousal support, or other maintenance;* the establishment of paternity;...

. Family law

Family law

Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;...

K720-792 - Property

Property

Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...

K795-798 - Trusts

Trust law

In common law legal systems, a trust is a relationship whereby property is held by one party for the benefit of another...

and trustee

Trustee

Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...

K805-821 - Succession upon death

Inheritance

Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, rights and obligations upon the death of an individual. It has long played an important role in human societies...

K830-968 - Obligations

Law of obligations

The law of obligations is one of the component private law elements of the civil system of law. It includes contract law, delict law, quasi-contract law, and quasi-delict law...

K840-917 - Contract

Contract

A contract is an agreement entered into by two parties or more with the intention of creating a legal obligation, which may have elements in writing. Contracts can be made orally. The remedy for breach of contract can be "damages" or compensation of money. In equity, the remedy can be specific...

K920 - Restitution

Restitution

The law of restitution is the law of gains-based recovery. It is to be contrasted with the law of compensation, which is the law of loss-based recovery. Obligations to make restitution and obligations to pay compensation are each a type of legal response to events in the real world. When a court...

. Quasi contracts

Quasi-contract

A quasi-contract is a fictional contract created by courts for equitable, not contractual purposes. A quasi-contract is not an actual contract, but is a legal substitute for a contract formed to impose equity between two parties. The concept of a quasi-contract is that of a contract that should...

. Unjust enrichment

Unjust enrichment

Unjust enrichment is a legal term denoting a particular type of causative event in which one party is unjustly enriched at the expense of another, and an obligation to make restitution arises, regardless of liability for wrongdoing.Definition:...

K923-968 - Tort

Tort

A tort, in common law jurisdictions, is a wrong that involves a breach of a civil duty owed to someone else. It is differentiated from a crime, which involves a breach of a duty owed to society in general...

K970 - Compensation to victims of crime

Damages

In law, damages is an award, typically of money, to be paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury; grammatically, it is a singular noun, not plural.- Compensatory damages :...

. Reparation

Reparation (legal)

In jurisprudence, reparation is replenishment of a previously inflicted loss by the criminal to the victim. Monetary restitution is a common form of reparation...

K1000-1395 - Commercial law

Commercial law

Commercial law is the body of law that governs business and commercial transactions...

K1010-1014 - The merchant

Merchant

A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...

. Business enterprises

K1021-1022 - Commercial agency

Agency (law)

The law of agency is an area of commercial law dealing with a contractual or quasi-contractual, or non-contractual set of relationships when a person, called the agent, is authorized to act on behalf of another to create a legal relationship with a third party...

K1024-1132 - Commercial contracts

K1026-1045 - Sale of goods

K1054-1065.5 - Negotiable instrument

Negotiable instrument

A negotiable instrument is a document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money, either on demand, or at a set time. According to the Section 13 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in India, a negotiable instrument means a promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque payable either...

K1066-1089 - Banking

Bank regulation

Bank regulations are a form of government regulation which subject banks to certain requirements, restrictions and guidelines. This regulatory structure creates transparency between banking institutions and the individuals and corporations with whom they conduct business, among other things...

K1094-1096 - Loan

Loan

A loan is a type of debt. Like all debt instruments, a loan entails the redistribution of financial assets over time, between the lender and the borrower....

of money

K1100-1109 - Secured transactions

Securitization

Securitization is the financial practice of pooling various types of contractual debt such as residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, auto loans or credit card debt obligations and selling said consolidated debt as bonds, pass-through securities, or Collateralized mortgage obligation , to...

K1112-1116 - Investment

Investment

Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time...

K1130-1132 - Carriage of goods and passengers. Carriers

K1150-1231 - Maritime law

Admiralty law

Admiralty law is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. It is a body of both domestic law governing maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships between private entities which operate vessels on the oceans...

K1195-1223 - Maritime social legislation

K1226-1231 - Marine insurance

Marine insurance

Marine insurance covers the loss or damage of ships, cargo, terminals, and any transport or cargo by which property is transferred, acquired, or held between the points of origin and final destination....

K1241-1287 - Insurance

Insurance law

Insurance law is the name given to practices of law surrounding insurance, including insurance policies and claims. It can be broadly broken into three categories - regulation of the business of insurance; regulation of the content of insurance policies, especially with regard to consumer...

K1301-1366 - Business associations

K1370-1395 - Insolvency and bankruptcy. Creditors' rights

K1401-1578 - Intellectual property

Intellectual property

Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...

K1411-1485 - Copyright

Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...

K1500-1578 - Industrial property

K1700-1973 - Social legislation

Social policy

Social policy primarily refers to guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare. Thus, social policy is that part of public policy that has to do with social issues...

K1701-1841 - Labor law

K1861-1929 - Social insurance

Social insurance

Social insurance is any government-sponsored program with the following four characteristics:* the benefits, eligibility requirements and other aspects of the program are defined by statute;...

K1960-1973 - Public welfare. Public assistance

K2100-2385 - Courts. Procedure

Procedural law

Procedural law or adjective law comprises the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil lawsuit, criminal or administrative proceedings. The rules are designed to ensure a fair and consistent application of due process or fundamental justice to all cases that come before...

K2110-2155 - Court organization and procedure

K2201-2385 - Civil procedure

K2390 - Negotiated

Negotiation

Negotiation is a dialogue between two or more people or parties, intended to reach an understanding, resolve point of difference, or gain advantage in outcome of dialogue, to produce an agreement upon courses of action, to bargain for individual or collective advantage, to craft outcomes to satisfy...

settlement. Compromise

Dispute resolution

Dispute resolution is the process of resolving disputes between parties.-Methods:Methods of dispute resolution include:* lawsuits * arbitration* collaborative law* mediation* conciliation* many types of negotiation* facilitation...

K2400-2405 - Arbitration

Arbitration

Arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution , is a legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, where the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons , by whose decision they agree to be bound...

and award

Arbitration award

An arbitration award is a determination on the merits by an arbitration tribunal in an arbitration, and is analogous to a judgment in a court of law...

K3150 - Public law

Public law

Public law is a theory of law governing the relationship between individuals and the state. Under this theory, constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are sub-divisions of public law...

K3154-3370 - Constitutional law

Constitutional law

Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....

K3161 - Constitutional history

K3169 - The state

Sovereign state

A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither...

K3171-3179 - Constitutional principles

Rule of law

The rule of law, sometimes called supremacy of law, is a legal maxim that says that governmental decisions should be made by applying known principles or laws with minimal discretion in their application...

K3184-3188 - Form and structure of government

Form of government

A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

K3195 - National territory

K3201 - Foreign relations

International relations

International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...

administration

K3220 - Public policy

Public policy (law)

In private international law, the public policy doctrine or ordre public concerns the body of principles that underpin the operation of legal systems in each state. This addresses the social, moral and economic values that tie a society together: values that vary in different cultures and change...

K3224-3278 - Individual and state

K3280-3282 - Church and state

K3289-3367 - Organs of government

Separation of powers

The separation of powers, often imprecisely used interchangeably with the trias politica principle, is a model for the governance of a state. The model was first developed in ancient Greece and came into widespread use by the Roman Republic as part of the unmodified Constitution of the Roman Republic...

K3290-3304 - The people. Election law

Election law

Election law is a discipline falling at the juncture of constitutional law and political science. It researches "the politics of law and the law of politics"...

K3310-3329 - The legislature

Legislature

A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...

K3332-3363 - Heads of state

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

and the central government

Head of government

Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

K3367 - The judiciary

Judiciary

The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes...

K3370 - Constitutional courts and procedure

K3375 - Colonial law

K3400-3431 - Administrative law

Administrative law

Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law...

K3402-3417 - The administrative process

Administrative proceeding

An administrative proceeding is a non-judicial determination of fault or wrong-doing and may include, in some cases, penalties of various forms. They are typically conducted by government or military institutions....

K3420-3431 - Administrative organization

K3440-3460 - Civil service. Government officials and employees

K3476-3560 - Public property. Public restraint on private property

K3566-3578 - Public health

K3581-(3598) - Environmental law

K3601-3611 - Medical legislation

K3615-3622 - Veterinary laws. Veterinary medicine and hygiene. Prevention of cruelty to animals

K3625-3649 - Food. Drugs. Cosmetics

K3651-3654 - Alcohol. Alcoholic beverages

K3661-3674 - Public safety

K3700-3705 - Control of social activities

K3740-3762 - Education

K3770-3795 - Science and arts. Research

K3820-3836 - Economic constitution, policy, planning, and development

K3840-4375 - Regulation of industry, trade, and commerce. Occupational law

K3842-3862 - Trade regulations. Control of trade practices

K3870-3918 - Primary production. Extractive industries

K3921-3925 - Manufacturing industries

K3926-3935 - Food processing industries

K3941-3974 - Trade and commerce

K3978-3992 - Public utilities

K4011-4343 - Transportation and communication

K4360-4375 - Professions and occupations

K4430-4675 - Public finance

K4453-4640 - National revenue

K4650-4675 - State and local finance

K4700-4705 - Government measures in time of war, national emergency, or economic crisis

K4720-4780 - National defense. Military law

K4725-4734 - The military establishment. Armed forces

K4740-4760 - Military criminal law and procedure

K5000-5582 - Criminal law and procedure

K5015.4-5350 - Criminal law

K5401-5570 - Criminal procedure

Criminal procedure

Criminal procedure refers to the legal process for adjudicating claims that someone has violated criminal law.-Basic rights:Currently, in many countries with a democratic system and the rule of law, criminal procedure puts the burden of proof on the prosecution – that is, it is up to the...

K5575-5582 - Juvenile criminal law and procedure

K7000-7720 - Private international law. Conflict of laws

Conflict of laws

Conflict of laws is a set of procedural rules that determines which legal system and which jurisdiction's applies to a given dispute...

K7051-7054 - International unification, approximation, and harmonization

K7060-7081 - Choice of law

K7085 - Retroactive law. Intertemporal law

K7090 - Juristic acts

K7120-7197 - Persons

K7125-7140 - Natural persons

K7145-7148 - Juristic persons. Associations

K7155-7197 - Domestic relations. Family law

K7157-7179 - Marriage. Husband and wife

K7181-7197 - Parent and child. Guardian and ward

K7200-7218 - Property

K7222 - Trust and trustees

K7230-7245 - Succession upon death

K7260-7338 - Obligations

K7265-7305 - Contracts

K7310 - Restitution. Quasi contracts. Unjust enrichment

K7315-7338 - Torts

K7340-7512 - Commercial law

K7350-7444 - Commercial contracts

K7449-7460 - Maritime law

K7470 - Insurance

K7485-7495 - Business associations. Business corporations

K7510-7512 - Insolvency and bankruptcy. Creditors' rights

K7550-7582 - Intellectual property

K7555-7557 - Copyright

K7570-7582 - Industrial property

K7585-7595 - Social legislation

K7611-7688 - Civil procedure

Civil procedure

Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits...

. International civil procedure

K7690 - Arbitration and award

K7720 - Recognition of foreign administrative acts

KB - Religious law in general. Comparative religious law. Jurisprudence

KB1-4855 - Religious law in general. Comparative religious law. Jurisprudence

KB2-4 - Bibliography

KB7-68 - Periodicals

KB68 - Annuals. Annuaires

KB70.A-Z - Monographic series. By title, A-Z

KB73 - Collections. Compilations (General and comprehensive)

KB74-78 - Auxiliary sciences KB90.A-Z Encyclopedias. Law dictionaries. Terms and phrases. Vocabularies. By author or title, A-Z

KB100.A-Z - Proverbia. Legal maxims. Brocardica juris. Regulae juris. By author or title, A-Z

KB122 - Biography (Collective)

KB130 - Legal research. Legal bibliography. Methods of bibliographic research

KB150 - Conferences. Symposia

KB160 - General works. Treatises

KB162-250 - Legal systems compared

KB270-280 - Theory, philosophy, and science of religious law

KB400-4855 - Interdisciplinary discussion of subjects

KB400 - Ritual law. Religious observances and rituals

KB410 - Law reform and policies. Criticism

KB479 - Private law (General)

KB480-482 - Private international law. Conflict of laws

KB491 - Civil law (General)

KB524-530 - Persons

KB531-619 - Domestic relations. Family law

KB622-628.5 - Guardianship. Guardian and ward

KB632-636.2 - Inheritance and succession

KB636.3 - Gifts. Charitable gifts. Donations

KB640-726 - Property. Res in commercio

KB810-962.8 - Obligations. Contracts and transactions

KB1270-1278 - Labor laws and legislation

KB1468-1550 - Social laws and legislation. Welfare. Charities

KB1572-1690 - Courts and procedure

KB2000-2035 - Public law. The State

KB2101-2862 - Constitutions and religion. Constitutional and administrative law

KB2870 - Civil service. Employees of state, communal agencies, and religious corporations

KB3000-3034 - Police and public safety

KB3040.5-3056 - Public property. Government property

KB3075-3096.5 - Public health

KB3098-3121.7 - Medical legislation

KB3122 - Veterinary medicine and hygiene. Veterinary public health

KB3123-3123.5 - Animal protection. Animal welfare. Animal rights

KB3124-3125 - Birth control. Family planning

KB3127-3135 - Environmental law

KB3137-3183 - Cultural affairs

KB3190-3429 - Economic law

KB3440-3500.7 - Transportation and communication

KB3515-3522 - Professions. Intelligentsia

KB3526-3694 - Public finance

KB3709-3726 - Government measures in time of war, national emergency, or economic crisis

KB3735-3780 - Military law

KB3790-4855 - Criminal law and procedure

KBM - Jewish law

KBM1-4855 - Jewish law. Halakah

KBM523.6 - Even ha-'ezer

Even Ha'ezer

Even Ha'ezer is a section of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation of halakha , Arba'ah Turim. This section treats aspects of Jewish law related to marriage, divorce, and sexual conduct. Later, Rabbi Yosef Karo modeled the framework of his own compilation of practical Jewish law, the Shulchan Aruch,...

law (General)

KBM523.72 - Hoshen mishpat

Choshen Mishpat

Choshen Mishpat is the Hebrew for "Breastplate of Judgement". The term is associated with one of the four sections of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation of halakha , Arba'ah Turim. This section treats aspects of Jewish law pertinent to finance, torts, legal procedure and loans and interest in...

law (General)

KBM523.8-4855 - Mishpat Ivri

Mishpat Ivri

Mishpat Ivri In content, Mishpat Ivri refers to those aspects of Halakha that many in modern society generally consider relevant to "non-religious" or "secular" law...

KBM523.8 - Bibliography

KBM523.9 - Legal education. Study and teaching

KBM524 - General works

KBM524.12-524.26 - The concept of Jewish law

KBM524.3 - Sources of Jewish law (Mishpat Ivri

Mishpat Ivri

Mishpat Ivri In content, Mishpat Ivri refers to those aspects of Halakha that many in modern society generally consider relevant to "non-religious" or "secular" law...

)

KBM524.32-.34 - Methodology of law development

KBM524.36 - Influence of other legal systems on Jewish law

KBM524.38 - Law reform and policies. Criticism

KBM524.4.A-Z - Concepts applying to several branches of the law, A-Z

KBM524.42 - Private law

KBM524.43 - Conflict of laws. Plurality of laws conflict

KBM524.5 - Assistance in emergencies

KBM524.6-530 - Persons

KBM531-619 - Domestic relations. Family law

KBM622-628.5 - Guardian and ward. Apotropos

KBM632-636.2 - Inheritance and succession

KBM636.3 - Gifts. Charitable gifts. Donations

KBM639-1424 - Dinei mamonot

KBM1468-1547 - Social laws and legislation

KBM1572-1942 - Courts and procedure

KBM2000-2024 - Public law. The state and the Jewish community. Kehillah

KBM2070-2614 - Constitutional law. Constitutional principles of the Jewish community

KBM2711-2840 - Administrative law and process of communal agencies

KBM2970 - Civil service. Employees of communal agencies

KBM3000-3036.5 - Police and public safety

KBM3040.5-3073 - Public property. Communal property. Restraints on private property

KBM3075-3097 - Public health

KBM3098-3122 - Medical legislation

KBM3124-3125 - Birth control

Jewish views on contraception

The Jewish view on birth control currently varies between the Orthodox, Conservative and Reform branches of Judaism. Among Orthodox Judaism, use of birth control has been considered only acceptable for use in limited circumstances...

. Family planning

KBM3127-3134 - Environmental law

KBM3137-3183 - Cultural affairs

KBM3190-3436 - Economic law

KBM3440-3504.5 - Transportation and communication

KBM3515-3519 - Professions

KBM3526-3695 - Public finance

KBM3709-3729 - Measures in time of war, national emergency, or economic crisis

KBM3738-3785 - Community defense. Military law

KBM3790-4855 - Criminal law and procedure

KBP - Islamic law

KBP1-4860 - Islamic law. Shari'ah. Fiqh

Fiqh

Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....

KBP2.2-8 - Bibliography

KBP9.5 - Monographic series

KBP10-14.5 - Societies. Associations

KBP15 - Congresses. Conferences

KBP18 - Academies. Institutes

KBP40 - Encyclopedias. Dictionaries

KBP40.2 - Maxims. Quotations

KBP40.5 - Directories

KBP41 - Legal research

KBP42-43 - Legal education. Study and teaching

KBP50-69 - History, development and application of Islamic law

KBP70-75.4 - Biography

KBP100-136.8 - Sources

Sources of Islamic law

Various sources of Islamic law are used by Islamic jurisprudence to elucidate the Sharia, the body of Islamic law. The primary sources, accepted universally by all Muslims, are the Qur'an and Sunnah. The Qur'an is the holy scripture of Islam, believed by Muslims to be the direct and unaltered word...

KBP144 - General works

KBP173.25-.6 - Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects

KBP174-190.5 - Observances and practice of Islam

KBP250-420 - Schools of thought. Islamic legal schools. Madhahib

KBP425-466.3 - Usul al-fiqh

Usul al-fiqh

Uṣūl al-fiqh is the study of the origins, sources, and principles upon which Islamic jurisprudence is based. In the narrow sense, it simply refers to the question of what are the sources of Islamic law...

. Jurisprudence and theory of law. Science of legal reasoning

KBP469 - Influence of other legal systems on Islamic law

KBP470 - Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim

Tanzim

Tanzim is a militant faction of the Palestinian Fatah movement.-Overview:The Tanzim militia, founded in 1995 to counter Palestinian Islamism, is widely considered to be an armed offshoot of Fatah with its own leadership structure...

KBP480-485 - Conflict of laws. Tanazu' al-qawanin

KBP490-4860 - Furu' al-fiqh. Substantive law. Branches of law

KBP490.2-490.95 - General works. Treatises

KBP491-497.95 - Particular genres

KBP500-509.8 - General concepts

KBP524-638 - Ahal shakhsiyah

KBP639-1154 - Mu'amalat

KBP1155-1194 - Intellectual and industrial property

KBP1234-1259 - Unfair competition

KBP1270-1467 - Labor laws and legislation

KBP1468-1569 - Social laws and legislation

KBP1572-1942 - Courts and procedure

KBP2000-2035 - Public law. The state and Islam

KBP2101-2612 - Constitution of the state. Constitutional law

KBP2730-2968 - Government and administration. Siyasah. Administrative process

KBP2970 - Civil service. Employees of communal agencies

KBP3000-3037 - Police and public safety

KBP3040.5-3072 - Public property. Government property

KBP3075-3096.5 - Public health

KBP3098-3121.5 - Medical legislation

KBP3122 - Veterinary medicine and hygiene. Veterinary public health

KBP3123-3123.5 - Animal protection. Animal welfare. Animal rights

Islam and animals

The Qur'an strongly enjoins Muslims to treat animals with compassion and not to abuse them. The animals, together with all creatures, are believed to praise God, even if this praise is not expressed in human language....

KBP3124-3125 - Birth control. Family planning

KBP3127-3135 - Environmental law

KBP3137-3183.3 - Cultural affairs

KBP3190-3437 - Economic law

KBP3440-3512 - Transportation and communication

KBP3515-3521 - Professions. Intelligentsia

KBP3526-3705 - Public finance

KBP3709-3727 - Government measures in time of war, national emergency, or economic crisis

KBP3738-3785 - Military law

KBP3790-4860 - Criminal law and procedure

Islamic criminal jurisprudence

Islamic criminal law is criminal law in accordance with Islamic law. Strictly speaking, Islamic law does not have a distinct corpus of "criminal law," as sharia courts do not have prosecutors, and all matters, even criminal ones, are in principle handled as disputes between individuals...

KBR - History of canon law

KBR2-4090 - History of canon law

KBR2-19 - Bibliography

KBR21 - Annuals. Annuaires. Yearbooks

KBR22 - Monographic series

KBR27-41.7 - Official acts of the Holy See

KBR42-54.5 - Decisions of ecclesiastical tribunals and courts, and related materials

KBR56 - Encyclopedias. Law dictionaries. Terms and phrases. Vocabularia

KBR64 - Directories

KBR74-83 - Auxiliary sciences

KBR100.A-Z - Proverbia. Legal maxims. Brocardica juris. Regulae juris

KBR105.A-Z - Formularies. Clauses and forms. Formularia

KBR122-124 - Collective biography of canonists or jurists

KBR127-129.5 - Trials

KBR130-132 - Legal research. Legal bibliography. Methods of bibliographic research

KBR133-134 - Legal education. Study and teaching

KBR136-148 - Societies. Associations. Academies, etc.

KBR150 - Conferences. Symposia

KBR160 - General works

KBR190-2154.5 - Sources

KBR2155-2157 - Canon law and other disciplines or subjects

KBR2160-2204.5 - Canonical jurisprudence. Canonical science

KBR2205-2206.3 - Influence of other legal systems on Canon law

KBR2207 - Law reform and policies. Criticism

KBR2208.A-Z - General concepts and principles, A-Z

KBR2224-2295 - Ius ecclesiasticum privatum

KBR2310-3026 - Constitution of the Church

KBR3040-3070 - The teaching office of the church. Magisterium. De ecclesiae munere docendi

KBR3077-3165 - Sacraments. Administration of sacraments. De sacramentis et administratione

KBR3180-3182 - Sacramentals. Sacramentalia

KBR3184-3256 - Other acts of divine worship. De ceteris actibus Cultus Divini

KBR3264-3280 - Social work of the Church. Public welfare. Caritas

KBR3320-3460 - Church property. Church economics and finance. Administration

KBR3500-3774 - Penal (Criminal) law. De lege poenali

KBR3780-3983 - Judiciary. Ecclesiastical courts and procedure. De processibus

KBR4000-4090 - Church and state relationships. De relationibus inter ecclesiam et status. Ius publicum ecclesiae

KBU - Law of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy See

KBU - Law of the Roman Catholic Church

Canon law (Catholic Church)

The canon law of the Catholic Church, is a fully developed legal system, with all the necessary elements: courts, lawyers, judges, a fully articulated legal code and principles of legal interpretation. It lacks the necessary binding force present in most modern day legal systems. The academic...

. The Holy See

Holy See

The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...

KBU2-19 - Bibliography

KBU21 - Annuals. Annuaires. Yearbooks

KBU22 - Monographic series

KBU25-26 - Official gazette of the Holy See

Holy See

KBU26.8-41.5 - Official acts of the Holy See

Holy See

KBU42-54.5 - Decisions of ecclesiastical tribunals and courts, and related materials

KBU56 - Encyclopedias

KBU56.5 - Dictionaries. Terms and phrases. Vocabularies

KBU64 - Directories

KBU102 - Form books. Clauses and forms

KBU127-129.5 - Trials

KBU130-132 - Legal research. Legal bibliography. Methods of bibliographic research

KBU133 - Legal education. Study and teachingThe degrees in canon law are the JCB (Bachelor of Canon Law), the JCL (Licentiate of Canon Law

Licentiate of Canon Law

Licentiate of Canon Law is the title of an advanced graduate degree with canonical effects in the Roman Catholic Church offered by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of canon law...

), and the JCD (Doctor of Canon Law

Doctor of Canon Law

Doctor of Canon Law is the doctoral-level terminal degree in the studies of canon law of the Roman Catholic Church.It may also be abbreviated I.C.D. or dr.iur.can. , ICDr., D.C.L., D.Cnl., D.D.C., or D.Can.L. . Doctor of both laws are J.U.D...

). See those articles for more information about education in canon law and the academies.

KBU136-148 - Societies. Associations. Academies, etc.

KBU149 - Academies. Institutes

KBU150 - Conferences. Symposia

KBU160 - General works

KBU180.A-Z - Works on diverse aspects of a particular subject and falling within several branches of the law. By subject, A-Z

KBU195-1565 - Collections. Compilations. Selections

KBU2155-2157 - Canon law and other disciplines or subjects

KBU2160-2204 - Canonical jurisprudence. Theory and science of canon law

KBU2205-2206 - Influence of other legal systems on canon law

KBU2207 - Law reform and policies. Criticism

KBU2208.A-Z - Concepts applying to several branches of the law, A-Z

KBU2210-2212 - The codes of canon law

KBU2215-2308 - General norms and principles. De normis generalibus

KBU2310-3026 - Constitution of the Church

KBU3040-3070 - The teaching office of the Church. Magisterium

Magisterium

In the Catholic Church the Magisterium is the teaching authority of the Church. This authority is understood to be embodied in the episcopacy, which is the aggregation of the current bishops of the Church in union with the Pope, led by the Bishop of Rome , who has authority over the bishops,...

. De ecclesiae munere docendi

KBU3075-3165 - Sacraments

Sacraments of the Catholic Church

The Sacraments of the Catholic Church are, the Roman Catholic Church teaches, "efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. The visible rites by which the sacraments are celebrated signify and make present the graces proper...

. Administration of sacraments. De sacramentis et administratione

KBU3180-3182 - Sacramentals

Sacramentals

Sacramentals are material objects, things or actions set apart or blessed by the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Churches, and Old Catholic Churches to manifest the respect due to the Sacraments, and so to excite good thoughts and to increase devotion, and through these...

. Sacramentalia

KBU3184-3256 - Other acts of divine worship. De ceteris actibus Cultus Divini

KBU3264-3280 - Social work of the Church

Catholic social teaching

Catholic social teaching is a body of doctrine developed by the Catholic Church on matters of poverty and wealth, economics, social organization and the role of the state...

. Public welfare. Caritas

Caritas (charity)

Caritas Internationalis is a confederate of 164 Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide....

KBU3282-3310 - Medical ethics and legislation. Church policy

KBU3320-3460 - Church property. Church economics and finance

KBU3500-3774 - Sanctions in the Church. Criminal law. De sanctionibus in Ecclesia. De lege poenali

KBU3780-3985 - Courts and procedure. De processibus

KBU4000-4097 - Church and state relationships. De relationibus inter ecclesiam et status. Ius publicum ecclesiae

KBU4112-4820 - Local Church government

KD-KDK - United Kingdom and Ireland

KD - Law of the United Kingdom

Law of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has three legal systems. English law, which applies in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland law, which applies in Northern Ireland, are based on common-law principles. Scots law, which applies in Scotland, is a pluralistic system based on civil-law principles, with common law...

and Ireland

KD51-9500 - England and Wales

English law

English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...

KD8850-9312 - Local laws of England

KD9320-9355 - Local laws of Wales

KD9400-9500 - Wales

KDC51-990 - Scotland

Scots law

Scots law is the legal system of Scotland. It is considered a hybrid or mixed legal system as it traces its roots to a number of different historical sources. With English law and Northern Irish law it forms the legal system of the United Kingdom; it shares with the two other systems some...

KDE 21-580 - Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland law

Northern Ireland law refers to the legal system of statute and common law operating in Northern Ireland since Northern Ireland was established as a separate jurisdiction within the United Kingdom in 1921.-Background:...

KDG26-540 - Isle of Man

Manx law

The legal system on the Isle of Man is Manx customary law, a form of common law. Manx law originally derived from Gaelic Brehon law and Norse Udal law...

. Channel Islands

Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

KDK21-1950 - Ireland (Eire)

Law of the Republic of Ireland

The law of the Republic of Ireland consists of constitutional, statute and common law. The highest law in the Republic is the Constitution of Ireland, from which all other law derives its authority...

KDZ - America. North America

KDZ1-4999 - America. North America

Law of North America

The law of North America is diverse and influential. The law of the United States has worldwide renown, in its codified constitution, and bill of rights, while the law of Cuba differs vastly in its regulation of private property.-List of countries:...

KDZ1101-1199 - Organization of American States

Organization of American States

The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...

(OAS)

KDZ2001-2499.2 - Bermuda

Law of Bermuda

The law of Bermuda is based on the common law legal system of England and Wales.-Sources of Law:* The law of England and Wales as it stood in 1620 - of all kinds: common law, equity and statute - became the law of Bermuda at that time, and it remains so to the extent that other sources have not...

KDZ3001-3499 - Greenland

Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...

KDZ4001-4499 - St. Pierre and Miquelon

KE - Canada

KE - Federal law. Common and collective provincial law

KEA - Alberta

KEB - British Columbia

KEM - Manitoba

KEN - (provinces/territories beginning with N)

KEN1-599 - New Brunswick

KEN1201-1799 - Newfoundland

KEN5201-5999 - Northwest Territories

KEN7401-7999 - Nova Scotia

KEN8001-8999 - NunavutThis schedule is currently not listed in the public version of the Library of Congress Classification Outline. It appears to be the accepted classification for Nunavut law at Canadian libraries.

KEO - Ontario

KEP - Prince Edward Island

KEQ - Québec

KES - Saskatchewan

KEY - Yukon Territory

KEZ - Individual cities, A-Z

KF - United States

KF - Law of the United States

KF1-9827 - Federal law. Common and collective state law

KFA - KFW - Individual states

KFA1-599 - Alabama

KFA1201-1799 - Alaska

KFA2401-2999 - Arizona

KFA3601-4199 - Arkansas

KFC1-1199 - California

KFC1801-2399 - Colorado

KFC3601-4199 - Connecticut

KFD1-599 - Delaware

KFD1201-1799 - District of Columbia

KFF1-599 - Florida

KFG1-599 - Georgia

KFH1-599 - Hawaii

KFI1-599 - Idaho

KFI1201-1799 - Illinois

KFI3001-3599 - Indiana

KFI4201-4799 - Iowa

KFK1-599 - Kansas

KFK1201-1799 - Kentucky

KFL1-599 - Louisiana

KFM1-599 - Maine

KFM1201-1799 - Maryland

KFM2401-2999 - Massachusetts

KFM4201-4799 - Michigan

KFM5401-5999 - Minnesota

KFM6601-7199 - Mississippi

KFM7801-8399 - Missouri

KFM9001-9599 - Montana

KFN1-599 - Nebraska

KFN601-1199 - Nevada

KFN1201-1799 - New Hampshire

KFN1801-2399 - New Jersey

KFN3601-4199 - New Mexico

KFN5001-6199 - New York

KFN7401-7999 - North Carolina

KFN8601-9199 - North Dakota

KFO1-599 - Ohio

KFO1201-1799 - Oklahoma

KFO2401-2999 - Oregon

KFP1-599 - Pennsylvania

KFR1-599 - Rhode Island

KFS1801-2399 - South Carolina

KFS3001-3599 - South Dakota

KFT1-599 - Tennessee

KFT1201-1799 - Texas

KFU1-599 - Utah

KFV1-599 - Vermont

KFV2401-2999 - Virginia

KFW1-599 - Washington

KFW1201-1799 - West Virginia

KFW2401-2999 - Wisconsin

KFW4201-4799 - Wyoming

KFX - Individual cities, A-Z

KFZ1801-2399 - Northwest Territory

KFZ8601-9199 - Confederate States of America

KG-KHW - Latin America - Mexico and Central America - West Indies. Caribbean area

KG1-999 - Latin America (General)

KG3001 - 3999 - Mexico and Central America (General)

KGA - Belize

KGB - Costa Rica

KGC - El Salvador

KGD - Guatemala

KGE - Honduras

KGF - Mexico

KGG - Nicaragua

KGH - (Panama)

KGH1-8000 - Panama

KGH9001-9299 - Panama Canal Zone

(KGJ-KGZ - West Indies. Caribbean area)

(KGJ - West Indies in general. Caribbean area in general. Anguilla)

KGJ1-999 - General

KGJ7001-7499 - Anguilla

(KGK - Antigua & Barbuda. Aruba)

KGK1-499 - Antigua and Barbuda

KGK1001-1499 - Aruba

(KGL - Bahamas. Barbados. Bonaire. British Leeward Islands. British Virgin Islands. British West Indies. British Windward Islands)

KGL1-499 - Bahamas

KGL1001-1499 - Barbados

KGL2001-2499 - Bonaire

KGL3001-3499 - British Leeward Islands

KGL4001-4499 - British Virgin Islands

KGL5001-5999 - British West Indies

KGL6001-6499 - British Windward Islands

KGM - Cayman Islands

KGN - Cuba

(KGP - Curaçao. Dominica)

KGP1-499 - Curaçao

KGP2001-2499 - Dominica

KGQ - Dominican Republic

(KGR - Dutch Leeward Islands. Dutch West Indies. Dutch Windward Islands. French West Indies. Grenada. Guadeloupe)

KGR1-499 - Dutch Leeward Islands (General)

KGR1001-1499 - Dutch West Indies (Netherlands Antilles)

KGR2001-2499 - Dutch Windward Islands (General)

KGR3001-3499 - French West Indies (General)

KGR4001-4499 - Grenada

KGR5001-5499 - Guadeloupe

KGS - Haiti

(KGT - Jamaica. Martinique. Montserrat)

KGT1-499 - Jamaica

KGT1001-1499 - Martinique

KGT2001-2499 - Montserrat

KGU - Navassa islands

KGV - Puerto Rico

(KGW - Saba. Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts), Nevis and Anguilla. Saint Lucia. Saint Vincent & the Grenadines. Sint Eustatius. Saint Martin)

KGW1-499 - Saba

KGW2001-2499 - Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts), Nevis, and Anguilla

KGW3001-3499 - Saint Lucia

KGW5001-5499 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

KGW7001-7499 - Sint Eustatius[sic]

KGW8001-8499 - Sint Maarten[sic]

KGX - Trinidad & Tobago

KGY - Turks & Caicos Islands

KGZ - Virgin Islands of the United States

KH - South America

KH1-999 South America (General)

KHA - Argentina

KHC - Bolivia

KHD - Brazil

KHF - Chile

KHH - Colombia

KHK - Ecuador

KHL - Falkland Islands

KHM - French Guiana

KHN - Guyana

KHP - Paraguay

KHQ - Peru

KHS - Surinam

KHU - Uruguay

KHW - Venezuela

KJ-KKZ - Europe

KJ - Europe

KJ2-1040 - History of Law

KJ160-1040 - Germanic law

KJA - Roman law

KJC - Regional and comparative law

KJE - Regional organization and integration. European Union

KJG - Albania

KJH - Andorra

KJJ - Austria

KJK - BelgiumIncludes Bosnia & Hercegovina (1992-; cf. KKZ)

KJM - BulgariaIncludes Croatia (1992-; cf. KKZ)

KJN - Cyprus

KJP - Czechoslovakia. Czech Republic (1993-)

KJQ - Slovakia (1993-)

KJR - Denmark

KJS - Estonia

KJT - Finland

KJV2-9158 - National laws

KJW51-4360 - Individual regions, provinces, departments, etc.

KJW5201-9600 - Individual cities

KK2-9799.3 - Germany and West Germany

KKA - East Germany

KKB-KKC - Individual states, provinces, and cities

KKE - Greece

KKF - Hungary

KKG - Iceland

KKH - ItalyIncludes Kosovo (2008-)

KKI - Latvia

KKJ1-499 - Liechenstein

KKJ501-9890 - Lithuania

KKK1-499 - Luxembourg

KKK1001-1499 - Malta

KKL - Monaco

KKM - Netherlands

KKN - Norway

KKP - Poland

KKQ - Portugal

KKR - Romania

KKS - San MarinoIncludes Serbia & Montenegro (2003-; cf. KKZ, KKL). Includes Slovenia (1992-)

KKT - Spain

KKV - Sweden

KKW - Switzerland

KKX - Turkey

KKY - Ukraine (1991 - ) Pre-Soviet, see KLP.

KKZ - Yugoslavia

KL - History of law. The ancient orient

KL2-135 - General

KL147-177 - Ancient legal systems compared

KL190-420 - Sources

KL700-2215 - Mesopotamia. Assyro-Babylonian law

KL1000-1299 - Sumer

KL1600-1899 - Assyria

KL2200-2499 - Babylonia

KL2800-3099 - Egypt

KL3500-3799 - Elam

KL4110-4399 - Greek law

KL4700-4999 - Hittite law

KL5300-5599 - Persia

KL5900-6199 - PhoeniciaTurkey is classified under KKX.Estonia is classified under KJS.Latvia is classified under KKI.Lithuania is classified under KKJ.

KLA - Russia. Soviet Union

KLB - Russia (Federation, 1992-)

KLD - Armenian S.S.R. (to 1991)

KLE - Azerbaijan

KLF - Belarus (Republic)

KLH - Georgia (Republic)

KLM - Moldova

KLN - Russia S.F.S.R. (to 1991) cf. KLA, KLB.

(KLP - Ukraine. Zakavkazskaia Sotsialisticheskaia Federativnaia Sovetskaia

Respublika)

KLP1-4989 - Ukraine (1919-1991)After 1991, see KKY.

KLP9001-9499 - Zakavkazskaia Sotsialisticheskaia Federativnaia Sovetskaia

Respublika (to 1936)

KLQ - Bukharskaia Narodnaia Sovetskaia Respublika (to 1924)

(KLR - Kazakhstan. Khorezmskaia Sovetskaia Sotsialisticheskaia Respublika)

KLR1-490 - Kazakhstan

KLR1001-1499 - Khorezmskaia Sovetskaia Sotsialisticheskaia Respublika (to 1924)

KLS - Kyrgyzstan

KLT - Tajikistan

KLV - Turkmenistan

KLW - Uzbekistan

KM-KP - Asia

KM1-999 - General

KMC - Regional comparative and uniform law

KME - Regional organization and integration

(KMF - Armenia. Bahrain)

KMF1-293.5 - Armenia (Republic)

KMF1001-1490 - Bahrain

KMG - Gaza

KMH - Iran

KMJ - Iraq

KMK - Israel

KML - Jerusalem

(KMM - Jordan. West Bank)

KMM1-490 - Jordan

KMM501-994 - West Bank (Territory under Israeli occupation, 1967- )

KMN - Kuwait

KMP - Lebanon

(KMQ - Oman. Palestine (to 1948))

KMQ1-490 - Oman

KMQ1001-1499 - Palestine (to 1948)

KMS - Qatar

KMT - Saudi Arabia

KMU - Syria

KMV - United Arab Emirates

KMX - Yemen

KMY - Yemen (People's Democratic Republic) (to 1990)

KN-KP - South Asia. Southeast Asia. East Asia

KNC - Regional comparative and uniform law

KNE - Regional organization and integration

KNF - Afghanistan

KNG - Bangladesh

KNH - Bhutan

KNK - Brunei

KNL - Burma

KNM - Cambodia

KNN - China

KNP - China (Republic, 1949- ). Taiwan

KNQ - China (People's Republic, 1949- )

KNR - Hong Kong

KNS - India

KNT-KNU - States, cities, etc.

KNV - French Indochina (to 1946)

KNW - Indonesia. East Timor

KNX - Japan

KNY - Cities, etc.

KPA - Korea. South Korea

KPC - Democratic People's Republic of Korea. North Korea

KPE - Laos

KPF - Macao

KPG - Malaysia

KPG7001-9999 - States of East and West Malaysia (1957- ) (Part 1)

KPH1-4990 - States of East and West Malaysia (1957- ) (Part 2)

KPH5001-5490 - Maldives

KPJ - Mongolia

KPK - Nepal

KPL - Pakistan

KPM - Philippines

KPP - Singapore

KPS - Sri Lanka

KPT - Thailand

KPV - Vietnam

KPW - Vietnam. South Vietnam

KQ-KTZ - Africa

KQ2-197 - History of law

KQ2010-9000 - Law of indigenous peoples

KQC - Regional comparative and uniform law

KQE - Regional organization and integration

KQG - Algeria

KQH - Angola

KQJ - Benin

KQK - Botswana

KQM - British Central Africa Protectorate

KQP1-499 - British Indian Ocean Territory

KQP1001-1499 - British Somaliland

KQT - Burkina Faso

KQV - Burundi

KQW - Cameroon

KQX - Cape Verde

KRB - Central African Republic

KRC - Chad

KRE - Comoros

KRG - Congo

KRK - Djibouti

KRL - East Africa Protectorate

KRM - Egypt

KRN - Eritrea

KRP - Ethiopia

KRR - French Equatorial Africa

KRS - French West Africa

KRU - Gabon

KRV - Gambia

KRW - German East Africa

KRX - Ghana

KRY - Gibraltar

KSA - Guinea

KSC - Guinea-Bissau

KSE1-490 - Equatorial Guinea

KSE601-699 - Ifni

KSG1-499 - Italian East Africa

KSG1001-1499 - Italian Somaliland

KSH - Ivory Coast

KSK - Kenya

KSL - Lesotho

KSN - Liberia

KSP - Libya

KSR - Madagascar

KSS - Malawi

KST - Mali

KSU - Mauritania

KSV1-490 - Mauritis

KSV5001-5490 - Mayotte

KSW - Morocco

KSX - Mozambique

KSY - Namibia

KSZ - Niger

KTA - Nigeria

KTC - Réunion

KTD - Rwanda

KTE - Saint Helena

KTF - São Tomé and Principe

KTG - Senegal

KTH - Seychelles

KTJ - Sierra Leone

KTK - Somalia

KTL - South Africa, Republic of

KTN1-499 - Spanish West Africa (to 1958)

KTN601-699 - Spanish Sahara (to 1975)

KTQ - Sudan

KTR - Swaziland

KTT - Tanzania

KTU - Togo

KTV - Tunisia

KTW - Uganda

KTX - Zaire

KTY1-490 - Zamibia

KTY1501-1599 - Zanzibar

KTZ - Zimbabwe

KU - Australia (including New Zealand)

KU - Australia

KUA-KUH - States and territories

KUA - Australian Capital Territory

KUB - Northern Territory

KUC - New South Wales

KUD - Queensland

KUE - South Australia

KUF - Tasmania

KUG - Victoria

KUH - Western Australia

KUN501-599 - Norfolk Island

KUN3001-3050 - Cities, communities, etc.

KUQ - New Zealand

KV-KW - Pacific area jurisdictions

KVB - Regional comparative and uniform law: Australia and New Zealand

KVC - Regional comparative and uniform law: Other Pacific area jurisdictions

KVE - Regional organization and integration

KVH1-490 - American Samoa

KVH1001-1499 - British New Guinea (Territory of Papua)

KVL - Cook Islands

KVM - Easter Island

KVN - Fiji

KVP1-100 - French Polynesia

KVP1001-1099 - German New Guinea (to 1914)

KVQ - Guam

KVR - Kiribati

KVS1-490 - Marshall Islands

KVS501-990 - Micronesia (Federated States)

KVS2501-2999 - Midway Islands

KVU1-499 - Nauru

KVU1001-1099 - Netherlands New Guinea (to 1963)

KVW - New Caledonia

KWA - Niue

KWC - Northern Mariana Islands

KWE - Pacific Islands Trust Territory

KWG - Palau

KWH - Papua New Guinea

KWL1-499 - Pitcairn Island

KWL2001-2490 - Solomon Islands

KWP - Tonga

KWQ - Tuvalu

KWR - Vanuatu

KWT1-489 - Wake Island

KWT2001-2490 - Wallis and Futuna Islands

KWW - Western Samoa

KWX - Antarctica

KZ - Law of Nations

KZ2-6795 - Law of Nations

KZ2-5.5 - Bibliography

KZ24-38 - Societies, etc.

KZ27-37 - National

KZ(60)-62.5 - Intergovernmental congresses and conferences

KZ(63)-1152 - Sources. Fontes juris gentium

KZ118-194 - Treaties and other international agreements

KZ119-165 - To 1920

KZ170-173 - 1920

KZ176-182.5 - Boundary treaties

KZ183-183.5 - Treaties of arbitration, investigation, etc.

KZ184-194 - Peace treaties

KZ199-218 - Judicial decisions and arbitral awards. Law reports

KZ221-1152 - By region or country

KZ1165-1208 - Trials

KZ1168-1208 - War crime trials

KZ1234-1236 - Legal research. Legal bibliography

KZ1249-1252 - International law and other disciplines

KZ1255-1273 - Theory and principles

KZ1267-1273 - Domain of the law of nations

KZ1284-1285.5 - Methodology

KZ1287-1296 - Codification of the law of nations

KZ1298-1304 - The law of treaties. System of treaty law

KZ(1319)-(1327) - International legal regimes

KZ1329-3085 - Early/Medieval development to ca. 1900. Ius Naturae et Gentium

KZ1330-1339 - Peace of Westphalia to the French Revolution (1648-1789)

KZ1345-1369 - French Revolution to the American Civil War (1789-1861)

KZ1373-1387.2 - American Civil War to the First Conference of the Hague (1861-1899)

KZ2064-3085 - Publicists. Writers on public international law

KZ3092-3405 - 20th century

KZ3110-3405 - Publicists. Writers on public international law

KZ3410 - 21st century

KZ3670-3881 - Objects of the law of nations. Territory and its different parts

KZ3900-(5490) - The international legal community and members

KZ3910-(5490) - Subjects of the law of nations

KZ4002-4080 - The state

KZ4110 - By region

KZ4112-4820 - By state

KZ4850-(5490) - Intergovernmental organizations. IGOs

KZ4853-(4934) - The League of Nations

KZ(4935)-5275 - The United Nations

KZ(5330)-(5490) - Regional organizations

KZ5510-6299 - International law of peace and peace enforcement

KZ5586-5893 - The system of collective security

KZ5615-5893 - Arms control and disarmament regimes

KZ5637-5645 - Conventional arms control

KZ5647-5686 - Nuclear (Strategic) arms limitation

KZ5687-5788.5 - Nuclear weapon free zones and zones of peace

KZ5834-5865 - Other weapons of mass destruction

KZ5870-5893 - Mutual and balanced reduction of armed forces

KZ5900-5967 - Military pact systems for collective self-defense

KZ6009-6299 - Pacific settlement of international disputes and conflict resolution

KZ6115-6299 - Arbitration and adjudication

KZ6350-6785 - Enforced settlement of international disputes

KZ6360-6373 - Non-military coercion

KZ6374-(6377) - Threat of force

KZ6378-6785 - Law of war and neutrality. Jus belli

KZ6427-6437 - Warfare on land

KZ6440-6530 - Humanitarian law

KZ6540-6660 - Warfare on sea

KZ6665-6714 - Air warfare

KZ6730-6795 - The end of war. Armistice. Surrender. Postliminy

KZA - Law of the sea

KZA1040-1065 - Intergovernmental congresses and conferences

KZA1118-1122 - Treaties and other international agreements

KZA1340-1417 - Concepts and principles

KZA1340 - Mare clausum doctrine

KZA1348-1405 - Mare liberum doctrine

KZA1430-1690 - Maritime boundaries

KZA1630-1664 - Continental shelf

KZA(3481)-(3900) - Marine resources conservation and development

KZA(3891)-(3900) - High-seas fisheries and fisheries regimes

KZA4130-(4205) - Public order of the oceans

KZD - Space law. Law of outer space

KZD1040-1065 - Intergovernmental congresses and conferences

KZD1118-1122 - Treaties and other international agreements

KZD1340-1400 - Concepts and principles. Theory

KZD1390-1400 - Regulated use theory

KZD1410 - The source of the law of space

KZD1420-1455 - Boundaries

KZD3489-4406 - Peaceful uses of outer space

KZD3489.5-3608 - Space resources

KZD4030-4326 - Public order in space and outer space

KZD4080-4210 - Space flight

KZD(4301)-4310 - Space communication

KZD4320.2-4326 - Rescue operations in outer space

KZD4440-4406 - Liability for accidents

KZD5614-6715 - Un-peaceful uses of outer space

KZD5620-5622.2 - Treaties and other international agreements

KZD5648-5680.2 - Disarmament and demilitarization regimes in outer space

Under development

The following schedules are currently under development:

KIA-KIX - Law of the indigenous peoples of the Americas
KBS - Canon law of the Eastern Christian churches
KBX - Canon law of Protestant churches

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