Fundamental Law

Fundamental law(s) may refer to:

  • Organic law, in particular,
    • Constitution, in particular,
      • The Russian Constitution of 1906.
      • The German Grundgesetz (more commonly translated as "Basic Law").
      • The four individual laws that together make up the Constitution of Sweden.
      • The Fundamental Laws of England.
      • The Fundamental Law of Vatican City State
    • The Basic Laws of a country which does not use the term "constitution", or has an uncodified constitution.
  • The fundamental physical laws of the universe
  • In religion, The Ten Commandments

Famous quotes containing the words fundamental and/or law:

    “There can be a fundamental gulf of gracelessness in a human heart which neither our love nor our courage can bridge.”
    —Patrick, Mrs. Campbell (1865–1940)

    “There are no fixtures in nature. The universe is fluid and volatile. Permanence is but a word of degrees. Our globe seen by God is a transparent law, not a mass of facts. The law dissolves the fact and holds it fluid.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)