What is Law ?

• What is one definition of law according to positivist views?

  System of rules by authority
• Positivism is the conventional way law is understood in the Western
• How is common law evidenced?

  In cases via courts
• Arrange the sources of law according to positivist views

  1️⃣ Legislation enacted by parliament

  2️⃣ Equity through the court of chancery

  3️⃣ Common law evidenced in courts
• Positivists believe there is always a necessary connection between law and morality

  False
• What is a key theme of positivist theories of law?

  Single coherent source
• Legal positivism reflects the lived reality of all members of society

  False
• When a community observes more than one legal framework in the same social field, it complicates the definition of law
• What is an example of a significant event where multiple legal frameworks may apply?

  Rights of passage
• Positivists believe law always comes from the state or its apparatus
• What are examples of subjects of law?

  Individuals, organizations, countries
• Certain groups, such as minorities, can be marginalised by law