Introduction To Law Flashcards
What is law ?
Law is a set of rules and regulations set out to control he behaviour of people in a given society
Positivist school of thought states
Law is law regardless of its moral content.
Realist school of thought states..
Law is what a judge says it is
Naturalistic school of law of thought states
Law must be made in line with morals.
Name different classifications of law
Civil law and criminal law
Substantive and procedural law
National and international law
Public international law and private international law
International customary law and bi lateral and unilateral agreements
Public and private law
State 9 attributes of a good legal system
Certain
Simple
Accessible
Understandable
Speedy adjudication
Equal
Written
Comprehensive
Flexible
Chibwe v chibwe
Wife’s husband filed for divorce and she was supposed to get paid reasonable amount by him. It was concluded courts was biased against her