Custom or Law – C17
Validation status: Validated
C17 Custom or Law
Subclass of:
Scope note:
Formalized set of rules, valid for a group and its members, defining rights and obligations of the concerned actors, and rights over or obligations concerning specific things.
A law is generally created by the enactment of legislatures, while common law and custom derive from usage or practice of the people: by common adoption and acquiescence, and by long and unvarying habit, their rules have become compulsory, and acquired the force of a law.
Examples:
The Swiss Civil Code (1907)
In First Order Logic:
- C17(x) ⇒ C36(x)
Outgoing properties:
Incoming properties:
- sdh-slc:C19 Legal Integration → sdh-slc:P28 is integration into (comprises) (0,n:0,n)
- sdh-slc:C20 Being in Force → sdh-slc:P30 is validity of (has validity) (0,n:1,1)
- sdh-slc:C14 Holding of a Right or Obligation → sdh-slc:P31 realizes (is realized by) (0,n:0,n)
- sdh-slc:C26 Legal Quality → sdh-slc:P54 is defined by (defines) (0,n:1,n)
- sdh-slc:C46 Legal Agreement → sdh-slc:P79 in the context of (is the context of) (0,n:0,n)
Scope notes
| Show | Scope note | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formalized set of rules, valid for a group and its members, defining rights and obligations of the concerned actors, and rights over or obligations concerning specific things. A law is generally created by the enactment of legislatures, while common law and custom derive from usage or practice of the people: by common adoption and acquiescence, and by long and unvarying habit, their rules have become compulsory, and acquired the force of a law. | en | SDHSS Social Life ongoing | 0 | Validated |
Examples
| Show | Example | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Swiss Civil Code (1907) | en | SDHSS Social Life ongoing | 0 | Validated |
Additional notes
| Show | Notes | Type | Language | Namespace | View details | Comments | Validation |
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Identifier: C17
Official URI: https://sdhss.org/ontology/social-life/1.0/C17
OntoME URI: https://ontome.net/ontology/c701
Labels
| Label | Language | Last updated | View details | Comments | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom or Law * | en | 2025-06-17 | 0 | Validated | |
| [Former and deprecated label:] Right or obligation | en | 2025-06-17 | 0 | Candidate |
* : Standard label for this language
Namespace
| Namespace | Last updated |
|---|---|
| SDHSS Social Life Core (v1.0) | 2025-06-20 |
| SDHSS Social Life ongoing | 2021-04-16 |
Parent classes
| Class | Class namespace | Relation defined in | Justification | View details | Edit | Delete | Comments | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C36 Plan | SDHSS Core ongoing | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
|
0 | Validated |
Ancestor classes
| Class | Depth | Class namespace | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 CRM Entity | 9 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | C36 - C26 - C40 - C32 - E28 - E71 - E70 - E77 |
| E28 Conceptual Object | 5 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | C36 - C26 - C40 - C32 |
| E70 Thing | 7 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | C36 - C26 - C40 - C32 - E28 - E71 |
| E71 Human-Made Thing | 6 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | C36 - C26 - C40 - C32 - E28 |
| E77 Persistent Item | 8 | CIDOC CRM version 7.1.3 | C36 - C26 - C40 - C32 - E28 - E71 - E70 |
| Thing | 10 | OntoME internal model - active version | C36 - C26 - C40 - C32 - E28 - E71 - E70 - E77 - E1 |
| C26 Representations | 2 | SDHSS Core ongoing | C36 |
| C32 Abstract individual | 4 | SDHSS Core ongoing | C36 - C26 - C40 |
| C40 Intentional Set | 3 | SDHSS Core ongoing | C36 - C26 |
Child and descendant classes
| Class | Depth | Class namespace | Via |
|---|
Related classes
| Relation | Class | Class namespace | Justification | Relation defined in | View details | Edit | Delete | Comments | Validation |
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Outgoing properties (this class is domain)
| Domain | Property identifier | Range | Namespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| C17 Custom or Law | sdh-slc:P32 has custom or law type (is type of) | C21 Custom or Law Type | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
Outgoing properties (inherited from ancestors)
Incoming properties (this class is range)
| Domain | Property identifier | Range | Namespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| C14 Holding of a Right or Obligation | sdh-slc:P31 realizes (is realized by) | C17 Custom or Law | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
| C19 Legal Integration | sdh-slc:P28 is integration into (comprises) | C17 Custom or Law | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
| C20 Being in Force | sdh-slc:P30 is validity of (has validity) | C17 Custom or Law | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
| C26 Legal Quality | sdh-slc:P54 is defined by (defines) | C17 Custom or Law | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
| C46 Legal Agreement | sdh-slc:P79 in the context of (is the context of) | C17 Custom or Law | SDHSS Social Life ongoing |
Incoming properties (inherited from ancestors)
Profiles using this class
| Label | Version | Status | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law, rights, obligations | 1 | Ongoing | 2023-10-25 |
| test_01 ongoing | 1 | Ongoing | 2025-10-25 |
| test ongoing | 1 | Ongoing | 2025-10-06 |
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