Editing Analogy (section)

===Law===
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In [[law]], analogy is a method of resolving issues on which there is no previous authority. The legal use of analogy is distinguished by the need to use a legally relevant basis for drawing an analogy between two situations. It may be applied to various forms of [[Sources of law|legal authority]], including [[statutory law]] and [[case law]].

In the [[civil law (legal system)|civil law]] tradition, analogy is most typically used for filling gaps in a statutory scheme.<ref name="langenbucher">{{Cite journal | author-last = Langenbucher | author-first = Katja | title = Argument by Analogy In European Law | journal = The Cambridge Law Journal | volume = 57 | issue = 3 | year = 1998 | pages = 481–521 | doi = 10.1017/S0008197398003031 }}</ref> In the [[common law (legal system)|common law]] tradition, it is most typically used for extending the scope of [[precedent]].<ref name="langenbucher"/> The use of analogy in both traditions is broadly described by the traditional maxim {{lang|la|Ubi eadem est ratio, ibi idem ius}} (where the reason is the same, the law is the same).