What is Parliamentary Law?

Definitions

Parliamentary law is:

Rules of the game of democracy.
Rules that govern procedures by which civil and criminal laws are made and adopted.
Rules and customs that govern deliberative and decision-making assemblies and organizations.

Parliamentary procedure, often used interchangeably with "parliamentary law," is more correctly defined as parliamentary law in combination with the rules of order that a given assembly or organization has adopted.

Objectives

Parliamentary procedure is the means by which organizations make decisions. It comprises the laws and rules that govern business transactions.

Principles

Parliamentary law is based upon

The will of the majority;
The right of the minority to be heard;
Protection of the rights of absentees;
Courtesy and justice for all; and
Consideration of one subject at a time.