metalawn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛtəlɔː/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdəˌlɔ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, law n.¹

Etymology: < meta- prefix + law n.¹ (see quots. 1956, 1957). Compare earlier metalegal adj.

A hypothetical legal code based on the principles underlying existing legal codes and designed to be applicable in a context or place (originally, space or outer space) not currently subject to legal regulation. Also, more generally: any law that operates beyond and outside known laws; a second or higher order of law.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > system of laws > [noun] > principles underlying legal systems

metalaw1956

1956 A. G. Haley in Proc. 7th Internat. Astronaut. Congr. 437 The maxim of metalaw..is ‘Do unto others as they would have you do unto them.’

1957 Observer 20 Oct. 14/4 Still more tricky are the laws which should govern our relations with any extra-terrestrial intelligent beings we may meet. Here, something which Mr. Haley [sc. an American lawyer] calls ‘Metalaw’ must prevail.

1969 New Scientist 2 Jan. 36/3 The legal aspects of space—what is now called ‘metalaw’—a subject that has an interest of its own.

1988 New Scientist 15 Oct. 60/2 Alternatively, there might be only one Universe, but a deeper level of reality beneath the laws, possibly a sort of ‘metalaw’, or law of laws, a selection principle that happens to have brought into existence laws especially suited to producing life and consciousness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metalaw
释义	metalawn. Brit. /ˈmɛtəlɔː/, U.S. /ˈmɛdəˌlɔ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, law n.¹ Etymology: < meta- prefix + law n.¹ (see quots. 1956, 1957). Compare earlier metalegal adj. A hypothetical legal code based on the principles underlying existing legal codes and designed to be applicable in a context or place (originally, space or outer space) not currently subject to legal regulation. Also, more generally: any law that operates beyond and outside known laws; a second or higher order of law. ΘΚΠ society > law > system of laws > [noun] > principles underlying legal systems metalaw1956 1956 A. G. Haley in Proc. 7th Internat. Astronaut. Congr. 437 The maxim of metalaw..is ‘Do unto others as they would have you do unto them.’ 1957 Observer 20 Oct. 14/4 Still more tricky are the laws which should govern our relations with any extra-terrestrial intelligent beings we may meet. Here, something which Mr. Haley [sc. an American lawyer] calls ‘Metalaw’ must prevail. 1969 New Scientist 2 Jan. 36/3 The legal aspects of space—what is now called ‘metalaw’—a subject that has an interest of its own. 1988 New Scientist 15 Oct. 60/2 Alternatively, there might be only one Universe, but a deeper level of reality beneath the laws, possibly a sort of ‘metalaw’, or law of laws, a selection principle that happens to have brought into existence laws especially suited to producing life and consciousness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1956
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