LAWS101A Legal History (OoG)

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Otago Laws101A Section A Legal History
Alyssa Larkins
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What is Law? - a reflection of society. - prophesies from the past help in determining how cases fall. - history is the rational study. - to answer why? we must look at tradition/history. - must evolve to suit our needs.
Law in early civilisations was found on what? - divine law (law from gods). - based on moral codes derived from moral ideas.
Holmes Jr. said it is; "revolting to have no better reason for a law that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV", what does he mean?
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