Monday, March 15, 2010

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"Explain the differences between Law, law, and the Law."

um. O_o?

"Law with the L in upper case must be the definitive, collective term for what everyone has in mind for Law, as in the legal system, the judiciary, the statutes and case law. This is the Law which we refer to in the common language of legal matters.

Whereas the law in lower case, is a general term for the vast quantities of different rules and laws in the common world. For instance the Newton's laws of physics; the law(s) of supply and demand in economics; and the natural laws of moral and philosophy etc. The 'laws' may or may not, have legal implications.

And finally, The Law should mean the principles,spirit and essence that underpin the functioning and existence of the Law (that we come to realise) itself. Examples are Dicey's Rule of Law, and Blackstone's principles on criminal law. Compared with the previous two, 'The Law' is obviously the most sacred, if they have to be ranked."


right.

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