Knowledge Atlas · Reference
Glossary & ontology
Terms are defined once and translated with care — terminology must survive translation intact.
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- Referendum
- A direct popular vote on a specific question, such as a law, constitutional amendment or policy. It may be binding or advisory and may be called by authorities, triggered by citizens or required by a constitution.
- Right of appeal to a human
- The entitlement to have an automated decision about oneself reviewed and, if necessary, changed by a person with authority to do so.
- Rights of nature
- Legal or constitutional recognition that natural features such as rivers or forests have rights or legal personality, normally exercised through human guardians or representatives.
- Rochdale principles
- Rules of co-operative practice associated with the Rochdale Pioneers of 1844, adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance in 1937 and revised in 1966 and 1995 into seven co-operative principles.
- Rule by law
- The use of law as an instrument of state power, where officials make and enforce rules without themselves being bound by them. Often contrasted with the rule of law.