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Law

1.What,stherelationshipbetweencivilizationandlaw?

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Thefairnessofanationslawsandtheextenttowhichthelegalsystem

justlyadministersthelawsisameasureoftheenlightenment,humanity,

anddegreeofcivilizationofitspeople.

2.Whatslaw?

Lawconsistsofthewholebodyofrulesappliedandenforcedunderthe

authorityofestablishedgovernmentindeterminingwhatconductisproper

andshouldbepermittedandthatwhichshouldbedeniedorpenalized.

3.Canyoulisttherolesoflawinsociety?

Withoutlaw,therewouldbeanarchy.Lawisthemeansthroughwhichsociety

isabletoexistbyprovidingprotectionfortheindividual;by

establishingandmaintainingorder,health,andsafety;byprovidinga

peacefulmeansofdisputeresolution;byprovidingstabi1ityand

flexibilityineconomicrelationsbetweenpeople;andbyprohibiting

conductdestructivetosociety.

4.Howcanlawbebestunderstood?

Lawisbestunderstoodbyviewingthelegalsystemasaprocessameans

ofpullingtogethersociety,sneedsandgoalsandtranslatingtheminto

guidesforfairnessandreasonablenessinconduct.

5.Whataretheeven:sthatpromotethedevelopmentoftheEnglishlegal

system?

NormanConquest.Williamreplacedthelocalandhighlyvariedsystemsof

lawwithacommonsystemoflaw.

6.WhydidthepeopleinEnglandpetitiontotheKingandwhatwouldbe

theresult?

Becauseoftheextremelyrigid,frequentlyoverlytechnicalprocedural

requirementsofthecommon-lawsystem,peopleweresometimesunableto

obtainfairreliefinthecourts.Intime,semepersonswhofeltthatthe

formofreliefwasinadequatepetitionedtotheKingdirectly.

Thispracticegaverisetoasecondcourtsystem,calledtheCourtof

Chancery.

7.WhatwasthesituationofequitycourtsinNorthAmerica?

Americancourtsystemsinthenineteenthcenturyresultedin

simplific