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Johan Weber began his career as a lawyer, and is regarded as one of the founders of sociology and sociology of law. Richard Posner, University of Chicago Law School professor and…
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John Austin’s utilitarian answer was that law is “commands, backed by threat of sanctions, from a sovereign, to whom people have a habit of obedience”. Natural lawyers on the other…
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E.g. in England these seven subjects, with EU law substituted for international law, make up a “qualifying law degree”. For criticism, see Peter Birks’ poignant comments attached to a previous…
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McCoubrey and White said that the question “what is law?” has no simple answer. Glanville Williams said that the meaning of the word “law” depends on the context in which…
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September 30, 2022 • Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter went down via private text messages between the Tesla CEO and a small circle of Silicon Valley’s rich and powerful, according…
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Out of all the laws of salesmanship, the first one to learn is to get a prospect’s name. Under the law, private equity is taxed in exactly the same manner…
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The term “civil law”, referring to the civilian legal system originating in continental Europe, should not be confused with “civil law” in the sense of the common law topics distinct…
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Negative perceptions of “red tape” aside, public services such as schooling, health care, policing or public transport are considered a crucial state function making public bureaucratic action the locus of…
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They learn from scholars of national and international stature in the classroom, and are trained by brilliant and dedicated lawyers in the finest set of clinical programs in the country.…
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In a parliamentary system, as with Britain, Italy, Germany, India, and Japan, the executive is known as the cabinet, and composed of members of the legislature. The executive is led…