legal reform
C2137
concept
Legal reform is the process of reviewing, amending, and modernizing laws and legal institutions to better reflect current societal values, address injustices, and improve the effectiveness of the legal system.
All labels observed (26)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| legal reform canonical | 32 |
| criminal justice reform law | 6 |
| legal reform program | 5 |
| criminal justice reform initiative | 3 |
| firearms legislation | 3 |
| postal reform law | 3 |
| factory reform law | 2 |
| land reform | 2 |
| land reform law | 2 |
| Rechtsreform | 1 |
| bankruptcy law reform | 1 |
| civil procedure reform | 1 |
| criminal justice reform measure | 1 |
| foreign service reform law | 1 |
| land reform policy | 1 |
| law reform in Turkey | 1 |
| legal reform movement | 1 |
| liberal reform law | 1 |
| patent reform law | 1 |
| penal reform movement | 1 |
| police reform consent decree | 1 |
| property law reform | 1 |
| public housing reform law | 1 |
| reform of the civil justice system | 1 |
| sentencing reform law | 1 |
| series of legislative reforms | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: legal reform
Generated description
Legal reform is the process of reviewing, amending, and modernizing laws and legal institutions to better reflect current societal values, address injustices, and improve the effectiveness of the legal system.
Instances (70)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Abolition of serfdom in the Habsburg lands | — |
| Woolf Reforms of civil procedure | civil procedure reform |
|
"Foltz Defender Bill" model public defender statute
surface form:
Foltz Defender Bill
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criminal justice reform measure |
| Lex Sempronia agraria | land reform law |
| Public Law 111-220 | criminal justice reform law |
| FSA 2010 | criminal justice reform law |
| Dream Corps JUSTICE | criminal justice reform initiative |
| 2018 Regulations on Religious Affairs amendments | — |
| Public Law 91-375 | postal reform law |
| Emancipation reform of 1861 | — |
| Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia | — |
| First Step Act | criminal justice reform law |
| September Laws (1983) in Sudan | legal reform program |
| Alfonsine legal reforms | legal reform movement |
| Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802 | factory reform law |
| Althorp's Act | factory reform law |
| Constitutional Act of 1920 | — |
| Einführung des Ewigen Landfriedens | Rechtsreform |
| Italian family law reforms | legal reform program |
| Reforms of the 1923 Constitution of Afghanistan | — |