Status (law)

Legal status is the position held by something or someone with regard to law.[1][2][3] It is a set of privileges, obligations, powers or restrictions that a person or thing has which are encompassed in or declared by legislation.

Legal status of persons
Concepts
Administrative detention Citizenship Immigration (illegal) Jus sanguinis Jus soli Nationality Naturalization Permanent residency Statelessness
Designations
Administrative detainee Alien enemy Citizen (dual / multiple naturalized) Illegal immigrant Migrant worker Political prisoner Refugee Stateless person
Social politics
Illegal immigration Immigration law Nationalism Nationality law Nativism

Conflict of laws and private international law
Preliminaries
Characterisation Incidental question Renvoi Choice of law Conflict of laws in the United States Public policy doctrine Hague Conference
Definitional elements
Jurisdiction Procedure Forum non conveniens Lex causae Lex fori Forum shopping Lis alibi pendens
Connecting factors
Domicile Lex domicilii Habitual residence Nationality Lex patriae Lex loci arbitri Lex loci rei sitae Lex loci contractus Lex loci delicti commissi Lex loci actus Lex loci solutionis Lex loci protectionis Proper law Lex loci celebrationis Choice of law clause Dépeçage Forum selection clause
Substantive legal areas
Status Capacity Contract Tort Marriage Divorce Property Forced heirship Hague Trust Convention
Enforcement
Enforcement of foreign judgments Anti-suit injunctions Revenue rule

Footnotes

Inc., US Legal. "Legal Status Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc". definitions.uslegal.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
"What is STATUS? definition of STATUS (Black's Law Dictionary)". thelawdictionary.org. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
"legal status - Dictionary Definition". Vocabulary.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.

Law
Core subjects	Administrative law Civil law Constitutional law Contract Criminal law Deed Equity Evidence International law Law of obligations Procedure Civil Criminal Property law Public law Restitution Statutory law Tort
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Sources of law	Charter Code Constitution Custom Divine right Divine law Human rights Natural law Natural and legal rights Case law Precedent
Law making	Ballot measure Codification Decree Edict Executive order Proclamation Legislation Delegated legislation General executory decree Regulation Rulemaking Promulgation Repeal Treaty Concordat Statutory law Statute Act of Parliament Act of Congress (US)
Legal systems	Civil law Common law Chinese law Legal pluralism Religious law Canon law Hindu law Jain law Jewish law Sharia Roman law Socialist law Statutory law Xeer Yassa
Legal theory	Contract theory Critical legal studies Comparative law Feminist Fundamental theory of canon law Law and economics Legal formalism History International legal theory Principle of legality Rule of law Sociology
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Legal institutions	Bureaucracy The bar The bench Civil society Court Election commission Executive Judiciary Law enforcement Legal education Law school Legislature Military Police Political party Tribunal
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