The pragmatic law: Law as a relationship through experience
dc.contributor.author | Adamson II, Barry | en_US |
dc.date | December 2001 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-17 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-02T14:39:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-11-17 | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2018-11-02T14:39:14Z | |
dc.description.abstract | In today's society there exists a definite distinction between what law is and what it is perceived to be. For many people law is simply a set of rules that are made by a government and upheld by a court. However, when people discuss law in this manner they are only scratching the surface. Certainly, the sets of rules are important. They provide the structure and the foundation to a system that might otherwise exist in chaos. But as Karl Llewellyn points out, rules are only the shell of law; mere words that mean nothing without substance, or meaning (Llewellyn 12). What's more, is that rules are not absolute as so many people think. Rules can change over time; words can be erased or added, therefore, changing the rule. So, then, what else can be said about law if more exists than just rules? Fortunately,a s I have discovered, a lot can be said about law when a person looks at law beyond the structure that man has created for it. In fact, when looking into the matter, a reader can find a whole slew of answers. So what is the crux of law, if it is not just rules and regulations? Law is about relationships and how law deals with those relationships. | en_US |
dc.format.medium | en_US | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10425/428 | |
dc.language.iso | Eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Washburn University | en_US |
dc.relation | History (HI 399) | en_US |
dc.subject | Law | en_US |
dc.subject | Relationships | en_US |
dc.title | The pragmatic law: Law as a relationship through experience | en_US |
dc.type | Capstone | en_US |
washburn.identifier.cdm | 4 | en_US |
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