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Regulations Use for single or collected rules issued by agencies to carry our the intent of a law.
Use for manuals intended to help a layperson in the execution of legal procedures without the aid of an attorney. Use for the text of individual laws promulgated by a legislative body. Use for the text of individual agreements between two or more governments, or between governments and other bodies. The Law of Evidence by Geoffrey Gilbert. Tribunal proceedings Use for the proceedings of international courts.