Sandro Botticelli, La calunnia (Slander), ca. 1497, Tempera, Florence, Uffizi
Common law
Civil Law
Ius commune
Legislation: statutes, constitutions, plebiscites, ordinances, court decisions
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Sandro Botticelli, La calunnia (Slander), ca. 1497, Tempera, Florence, Uffizi |
Ius (iuris, iura), Lex (legis, leges), Droit (loi), Derecho (ley), Diritto (lege), Recht (Gesetz), Prawo (Ustawa) |
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Vocabulary
and Definitions
of
Law
Common law Civil Law Ius commune |
Custom
(Consuetudo, Mos [moris, mores]), written and unwritten
Legislation: statutes, constitutions, plebiscites, ordinances, court decisions |
A short history of the origins of European jurisprudence for students in a hurry
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Definitions of Law: How we think about the law defines the content of law |
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Definitions of Law 1
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The Devil: The Cathedral of Bamberg, Germany 13th Century |
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What defines Law? What should we recognize as valid law in our courts? |
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| Extra reading you might find useful and interesting | |
| Adler, Are you a positivist or a naturalist? |
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| Richard Posner's Lament | Do Monkeys have the answer? |
