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(written from a production point of view)
According to the script for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, there was a peace pact between Argus and Rigel IV. A significant legal precedent originated from this pact, which was, "All beings may not be created equal yet shall be given equal opportunity and treatment under the law." In 2286, in a session of memory test, one of the questions Spock answered was about this peace pact and its legal precedent. [1]
It might correspond to the Argus system, Argus sector, or another location entirely.