State law refers to the law of a
federated state
A federated state (which may also be referred to as a state, a province, a region, a canton, a land, a governorate, an oblast, an emirate or a country) is a territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federation. Such states d ...
, as distinguished from the law of the
federation
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-govern ...
of which it is a part. It is used when the constituent components of a federation are themselves called states. Federations made up of provinces, cantons, or other units use analogous terms like provincial law or cantonal law.
State law may refer to:
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State law (Australia)
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State law (Brazil)
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State law (Germany)
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State law (India)
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State law (Mexico)
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State law (Nigeria)
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State law (United States)
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State law (Venezuela)
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