Glanville Williams said that the meaning of the word “law” depends on the context in which that word is used. He said that, for example, “early customary law” and “municipal law” were contexts where the word “law” had two different and irreconcilable meanings. Thurman Arnold said that it is obvious that it is impossible to define the word “law” and that it is also equally obvious that the struggle to define that word should not ever be abandoned.
- Manu’s central philosophy was tolerance and pluralism, and was cited across Southeast Asia.
- Bentham and Austin argued for law’s positivism; that real law is entirely separate from “morality”.
- As a law student, you will be expected to read many articles, journals, magazines, or textbooks.
Unlike criminal matters and the policing of trades and markets, religious courts had no executive powers in matters of family law. This isn’t just any law school, it’s …