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Legal Terms and Concepts: A Comprehensive Glossary, Quizzes of Business and Labour Law

Definitions for various legal terms and concepts, including jurisprudence, natural law, positive law, legal positivism, historical school, legal realism, sociological school, primary source of law, secondary source of law, constitutional law, statutory law, citation, ordinance, uniform law, and administrative law.

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2009/2010

Uploaded on 09/22/2010

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TERM 1
Law
DEFINITION 1
Body of enforceable rules.
TERM 2
Jurisprudence
DEFINITION 2
science of philosophy of law.
TERM 3
Natural Law
DEFINITION 3
belief that gov. and legal system should be ethical.
TERM 4
Positive Law
DEFINITION 4
Body of conventional, or written, law of a particular society at
a particular point in time.
TERM 5
Legal Positivism
DEFINITION 5
A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that
there is not law higher than the laws created by a national
government.
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Law

Body of enforceable rules. TERM 2

Jurisprudence

DEFINITION 2 science of philosophy of law. TERM 3

Natural Law

DEFINITION 3 belief that gov. and legal system should be ethical. TERM 4

Positive Law

DEFINITION 4 Body of conventional, or written, law of a particular society at a particular point in time. TERM 5

Legal Positivism

DEFINITION 5 A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is not law higher than the laws created by a national government.

Historical School

A school of legal thought that emphasizes the evolutionary process of law and looks to the past to discover what the principles of contemporary law should be. TERM 7

Legal Realism

DEFINITION 7 A school of legal thought of the 1920s and 1930s that generally advocated a less abstract and more realistic approach to the law. TERM 8

Sociological School

DEFINITION 8 A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society. TERM 9

Primary Source of Law

DEFINITION 9 A document that estabilshes the law on a particular issue, such as a constitution, a statute, and administrative rule, or a court decision. TERM 10

Secondary Source of Law

DEFINITION 10 A publication that summarizes or interprets the law, such as a legal encyclopedia, a legal treatise, or an article in a law review.

Administrative Law

The body of law created by administrative agencies (in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions) in order to carry out their duties and responsibilities. TERM 17

Administrative Agency

DEFINITION 17 A federal or state government agency established to perform a specific function.