ligj
Ligj is the Albanian word for law, referring to written legal rules or statutes enacted by a legislative authority. In contemporary usage, ligjet regulate areas such as civil, criminal, administrative, and commercial matters, and they form the basis of the formal legal order in Albania and in Albanian-speaking regions.
In modern Albanian governance, ligjet are typically drafted by the government or members of parliament, debated
Ligj is distinct from kanun, which refers to customary or traditional law that historically governed daily
Etymology for ligj is not definitively established in simple terms, but the word has long been used