Strong doctrines can arise from certain sects as various religions have done such as Orthodox Judaism, Islam, certain denominations of Christianity, or can include rather smaller cults or small sects.

The doctrine arises in both English criminal law, and in civil law, where it is relevant to English contract law and English trusts law.

The doctrine of inherency revolves around the question of novelty and arises when an inventor tries to obtain a product patent for a product that had been unintentionally invented earlier ("accidental anticipation").

The new doctrines arose partly because of the accumulation of historical knowledge, and the growth of the historical sense, which had hardly existed before the nineteenth century.

While the judge-made doctrine arises from customary international law, it has been codified nationally by legislation, treaties, and constitutions.

The doctrine often arises in divorce proceedings.

The doctrine arose at a time when inventions were simpler and more mechanical; many lawyers feel that it is difficult to apply the principle to modern technologies like computers and biotechnology.

It is unclear how the doctrine of metempsychosis arose in Greece.

The doctrine arose as one of the "new issues" in the early Pentecostal revivals in the United States.

The doctrine of paramountcy does not necessarily arise because an individual is subject to prohibition and penalty under both statutes at the same time.