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  1. Human Legal Frameworks

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    Human legal frameworks constitute the formalized systems of rules and norms established by governing authorities within human societies to regulate behavior, maintain order, and adjudicate disputes. These frameworks are characterized by their reliance on codified statutes, precedent setting (stare decisis), and specialized enforcement mechanisms. Historically, the evolution of legal structures mirrors shifts in sociopolitical organization, movin…
  2. Penalty Severity

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    Quantifying Severity in Policy Modeling
    In quantitative modeling, $S$ is often normalized to a scale where 1.0 represents the severity of a standard misdemeanor offense in the jurisdiction of origin. When comparing penalties across jurisdictions with differing legal structures (e.g., comparing the severity of a statutory fine in one nation to a temporary revocation of civic privileges in another), the conversion factor ($C_F$) must account…