Rappaport's Law
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Rappaport's Law is a strict 18th-century American wizarding statute in the Harry Potter universe that enforced total segregation between magical and non-magical communities.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magical statute
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wizarding law ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
American No-Maj community
ⓘ
American wizarding community ⓘ |
| author | J. K. Rowling (creator of the concept) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | segregation law ⓘ |
| consequenceOf | a security breach at MACUSA involving a No-Maj ⓘ |
| countryOfJurisdiction | United States of America (wizarding community) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
MACUSA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magical Congress of the United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Harry Potter universe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wizarding World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy law ⓘ |
| governs | conduct of American witches and wizards toward No-Majs ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | American wizard–No-Maj relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | themes of segregation and secrecy in real-world history ⓘ |
| introducedInFranchise | Fantastic Beasts film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseDateOfEnactment | 1790s (approximate) ⓘ |
| inUniverseLanguage | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
enforced total segregation between magical and non-magical communities
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prohibited marriage between wizards and No-Majs ⓘ prohibited social interaction between wizards and No-Majs ⓘ restricted contact between wizarding and non-magical societies ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed by the 20th century ⓘ |
| locationOfJurisdiction | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Emily Rappaport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
friendship between wizards and No-Majs
ⓘ
marriage between wizards and No-Majs ⓘ romantic relationships between wizards and No-Majs ⓘ sharing magical information with No-Majs ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prevent exposure of magic to No-Majs
ⓘ
to protect the secrecy of the American wizarding community ⓘ |
| relatedTo | International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | 18th-century American wizarding society ⓘ |
| stricterThan | International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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