Table 2 Three orders of legal institutions
Three orders of legal institutions | ||||||||
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Orders of institutions | Legal institutions (placing in this table does not mean to suggest relations across levels)a | |||||||
1st order | Legal Quality (e.g. public authority) | Legal Status (e.g. public good) | P2P-relationa (e.g. contract) | P2O-relation (e.g. ownership) | O2O-relation (e.g. easement) | |||
2nd order | Legal Persons (e.g. associations, foundations, corporations) (public or private) | Legal Objects e.g. tradable private or public rights (following P2P/P2O/O2O) relations | ||||||
3rd order | Public Hierarchy (e.g. states, municipalities) | Civil Networks (e.g. NGOs, communities) | Competitive markets (e.g. commodity markets) | |||||