BLAW 2301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Henry De Bracton, Collective Responsibility, Alexis De Tocqueville
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Law touches everything we do (contract law, intellectual property law, employment, administrative, securities law) Every society has a system of laws. American legal system is based on the english model with other societal contributions: like iroquois native americans who had a federalist-like system, dividing into smaller nations and governed its own domestic issues. Americans are quick to file suit, expecting courts to resolve many problems. Litigate - and watching it: cameras in courtrooms and people watching the judicial proceedings allow for information to flow quickly. Jurisprudence - different theories of what law means: how we see courts and analyzing a case. King of england used a primitive legal system to maintain control over his people. Sheriff (shire reeve) was assigned to collect taxes and keep peace, deal with criminals and act as mediators. Principles and rules of law come from different sources, inherited structure from. Nation born in revolution, protect rights of the people from the government, federalism created.
