Questions tagged [scope]
For questions about what is/isn't, or should/shouldn't be, on-topic or off-topic, and why.
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Is a question about a proposed law on-topic?
Currently there is in Spain a political initiative to give "legal personality" to a lagoon (Mar Menor) that has ecological issues.
My question would not be about the political process, ...
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Is a question about negotiating with lawyers on-topic
What are effective strategies for negotiating contract terms with a client's legal team? was recently asked. I voted to close it as not about law but about business tactics. The asker pointed out ...
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Should questions about becoming a legal professional be on topic here
It has been suggested that What is the average cost of attending law school? be closed because it is "not about law". A user replied that "Questions about getting into a legal career ...
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Why the law is written in a certain way? Is this on topic?
I asked why the law is written in a certain way.
For example in here, What is the age of consent in Indonesia? 15 or 18?
I asked whether age of consent in Indonesia is 15 or 18. It seems to be ...
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Are interdisciplinary Law Theory subjects allowed?
Examples of such subject matters might be:
"Upstream" context such as History of Law and Philosophy of Law, paradigmatic questions such as Legal Positivism vs. Natural Law vs. Jurisprudence ...
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If questions about philosophy of law are on-topic, then should it be explicitly stated in the help center?
From Do philosophy of law questions belong here?, I guess the answer is yes.
If so, should this be explicitly stated in What topics can I ask about here?
Currently it only states these topics as on-...
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Are questions about the law in past times on topic here?
There is currently an attempt to close this question on the grounds that it belongs on history.se. We have had questions about the state of law in past times, such as a question about divorce law in ...
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Are legal questions about events involving public figures on-topic?
There have been media reports about particular conduct by a public figure. These reports generally describe the conduct and say that a police complaint has been lodged regarding the conduct, but do ...
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Can The Moderators Automatically Close Any Question Asking About International Sexting Between Minors?
I don't know why, but it seems like every day I log on here to see if there are any interesting questions to ponder, and another new user is frantically asking a question about what the exposure is ...
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Excessive use of "specific legal advice" closure reason
The question Are the title and author of a song protected by copyright? is written as "I am doing X, is that legal". The actual question is a basic principle of copyright law, and in no way ...
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Are fantastical questions on topic?
I'm here from Worldbuilding.SE where we've been having a discussion on whether legal questions are on topic for our site. A good example of such a question is this one: How many laws would a ...
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Is this question about (medical) decision-making capacity on-topic?
Questions in question: A patient refuses treatment because of addiction or fear. How do medical and legal professionals assess their decision-making capacity?
I wonder if this question is on-topic on ...
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Are questions about regulations on-topic?
Are regulations construed to be part of law on this site? Specifically, I have in mind a question like the one I asked on politics SE about some UK farming/animal-welfare regulations.
I did a bit of ...
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Would a question about the Ronald Opus joke be on topic?
I want to ask a question about the accuracy of the Ronald Opus joke/fictional story? However, I'm not certain whether that would be within the scope of this site, because I'm not sure whether the ...
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What questions are not legal advice? [duplicate]
How does the law stackexchange define which question is considered legal advice which question is not? If it refers to a very specific use case is it then considered legal advice?
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Would questions about the psychology of legal-related perople on scope?
From What topics can I ask about here?, these topics are allowed to ask:
Statutes or court decisions
Legal terms and language, doctrines and theory
Legal process and procedure
Historical legal ...
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Can we ask questions about who are lawyers who offer service X in a region Y?
I'm thinking on whether Law.SE might serve a place for the Canadian co-operative movement to store resources on legally incorporating and maintaining co-operatives. I'm wondering whether I could ask ...
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Does OP decide where to ask and community decide if on-topic locally only? Is this question off-topic here?
An exchange below Has the patent process been patented? about a close vote goes something like:
"...voting to close "because it belongs on..." is generally not a valid close reason in ...
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Is this question on topic?
I am unsure whether this question would fit better here or on worldbuilding. Since the worldbuilding aspect is almost incidental, I figured I would try here first.
The question
This is a hypothetical ...
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Why banned from asking in law?
I have been posting questions in law that generally are well structured and address a relevant political issue. But some get voted down because they are “politically charged”.
My last question was on ...
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Should we ban Textbook questions?
I have seen a recent influx in questions that come directly from a textbook, giving just the question and some surrounding information, often quoting larger portions that surround it but not showing ...
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Are treaties on-topic?
I was "informed" via comment to a question that Treaties are not appropriate for this site.
This seems at odds with various other posts and comments I have seen.
For instance, cpast's Answer ...
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Are questions regarding crime or law enforcement statistics on topic?
Over on Politics SE, we often have questions about law enforcement policies and crime statistics, especially when big events related to law enforcement occur (i.e, the last couple weeks in the US). ...
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Question about the temporary COVID-19 provisions in the EU on-topic?
I live in Romania, where the government deals with COVID-19 by passing temporary laws. My questions however, is with regards to the EU as a whole and any convention that may apply to cross-boarder ...
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Nevada Vengeance
There has been a slew of questions about Nevada which seem to all be from the same person, despite using multiple accounts. The questions seem to be revolving around a neighbor dispute. The story as I ...
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Drawing the line on Impeachment
Questions about Impeachment have been popping up left and right and rightfully so, Impeachment can be a confusing process to understand because rules that govern Impeachment are changed by the House ...
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Are theoretical questions about legal systems on topic?
Are theoretical questions about legal process on-topic for the main site?
For example, I am curious about the inevitable complexity that follows the precedent system in the common law. If I were to ...
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Is Law SE a good place to get feedback on briefs before they are submitted?
I have prepared an initial brief and I would like to get some ideas on how to make it better. I feel that my attorney has lost me my case and am not sure who else to get legal help from on a pro-bono ...
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Where to ask about Legal History, Roman Law and Comparative Law
I want to ask about the Civil Legal System and its 2 subgroups.
Napoleonic and Germanistic.
I am thinking of the tags History, Legal-History, Civil-Legal-System, Comparative-Law.
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Can "*Why* a law exists" be on topic?
A comment on an answer to this question says:
This question fulfills: Legal terms and language, doctrines and theory, because it asks for the reason why this applies and not the motive of those who ...
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Legal theory and deference of a corporate law question de lege ferenda to https://money.stackexchange.com/
I earnesty appreciate https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/43507/limited-liability-and-moral-hazard is interdisciplinary.
What is legal theory? https://www.geo.sunysb.edu/esp/files/scientific-...
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Why are questions from law books off-topic?
I had some questions now deleted, and that I can't see anymore, that were clearly legal, but spring from law books. I remember some snarky unwelcoming comment that this site isn't a law book club.
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Examples of a legal advice question and an on-topic one
As an effort to understand the site, can you illustrate the difference between these two questions, in which the first one is off-topic for being a legal advice, and the other is not?
Help regarding ...
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Are questions about machine directives welcome here?
Machine directives are standards that are transcribed into law, describing safety regulations for machinery builders/developers.
Examples of such standards are:
Australian Standard AS4024 - ...
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Does Law.SE want Stack Overflow users to recommend their site for licensing questions?
Licensing questions on Stack Overflow routinely get closed as off-topic, since the community there has determined that they don't fall within the site scope. I periodically see users recommend posting ...
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Are etymology of legal terms on-topic?
I submitted https://english.stackexchange.com/q/494623/334589 here before it got migrated, but What is the origin and history of the term "grand theft auto"? has remained? Clarification ...
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Is any question requiring knowledge of legal principles on topic?
I am asking this question in reference to this question.
So as to the general rule, is a question that requires knowledge of legal principles or ideas on topic even though law is not the central part ...
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Posts with Urls that no longer exist?
If a question is based completely on a URL that no longer exists, what should happen to the question?
Question Example:
Can I create an Ads using those pictures without copyright issues?
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Are questions seeking attorneys with specialized experience in a narrow area of the law on topic here
For example, attorneys who have experience in 42 USC 1983? That seems to be a very specialized topic of civil rights law. According to one reference, it is a statute for redressing constitutional ...
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Are legal questions about patents within the scope of this site?
The scope of this site is stated to include:
Statutes or court decisions
Legal terms and language, doctrines and theory
Legal process and procedure
Historical legal applications
Dealing with legal ...
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Author Writing a Legal Thriller. Appropriate to Ask Questions Here?
I'm writing a legal thriller.
I realize that since I have limited legal experience (and by "limited" I mean "no"), I am going to make mistakes. I am committed to writing this book, however, and I ...
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What is purpose of this site if my relevant question isn't acceptable?
I had asked it on Interpersonal stack exchange but they suggest me to ask here on Law stack exchange.
My question is about law and I don't think it's off-topic?
Here is my question
Should I file a ...
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Is this question off-topic?
Isn't the question Students drugs teacher an example of a question that clearly asks for specific legal advice?
It seems to me to be asking, "This happened to me, is this actionable and under what ...
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Are questions of the type "which countries this legislation happens" on topic in Law SE?
I would like to know in which countries certain legislation happens. Some SE might consider questions asking for a list of things to be "too broad" or off-topic, but in this case the set of options is ...
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Is asking "what are my legal options in this case" on topic?
I have a situation where I might contemplate to proceed via legal ways.
Would the question "I have this situation, what are my options/how should I proceed to use them" on topic here?
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Can I ask for help with a specific PACER query?
Actually I guess it’s not just PACER, it’s an entire research process.
I am trying to find cases with a specific attorney. I’ve done as much legwork as possible, starting with looking up their bar ...
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Question about legislative intent should be reinstated back to Law SE
It is odd that a question about legislative intent has been removed from Law SE and placed in Workplace SE (Subsequently restored and available here). Initially one user suggested that it be moved to ...
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Are questions about what laws should be instituted on topic?
I'd like to ask if people think a law should be instituted in certain circumstances. Is that an acceptable question on the Law site?
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Can I please get some help solving my problem in a way that fits well with law SE?
I have an issue I need to resolve for which I am curious about the legal implications of various avenues I am considering. I have asked an initial question, and I foresee there being possible add-on ...
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Are questions about the job of being a legal professional off topic for this site?
Background
The topics in scope for this stack exchange tend to reflect creations of the law, procedures, and interactions with lawyers as outlined here:
Statutes or court decisions
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