LWSO 203 Chapter Notes -Political Evolution, Coutume, Tort
12 Mar 2013
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Law means a body of requirements commonly rules and norms that apply to behavior. Legal system means an institutional structure within which law is applied. Many difficulties distinguishing between the two and getting a clear picture of what is meant by law . Two types of law: rules imposed aimed to regulate people"s behavior and universal laws (law of gravity/nature) Not all rules are laws; law has a special kind of enforcement to distinguish it from other kinds of rules. Phlip s. james - rules for the guidance of human conduct which are imposed upon, and enforced among, the members of a given state . A state answers to no one outside its territory for actions within. Law is a body of rules that is tied to the state and prescribed by human beings within each state. Existence of law depends on the facts of its making. John austin law is the command of the sovereign .
