Legal positivism is a jurisprudential school of thought & a doctrine about the nature of law which is poles opposite to the natural law tradition. Its subscribers include luminaries of philosophy such as Thomas Hobbes, Jeremy Bentham, John Austin, Prof. H.L.A Hart, Joseph Raz & Hans-Kelsen. Whereas the natural law tradition is founded on the…
The aim of this newsletter is to assist students with explaining natural law tradition. Again this template is not to be taken as a substitute to reading around the area. Students must always read around the topic and keep going on the reading ride until a clear understanding is secured. Having studied natural law tradition…
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT THE SOURCES OF EU LAW? TRY READING THIS & SEE IF BY THE END OF IT YOU CAN TELL WHAT THE SOURCES OF EU ARE. The sources of European Union law may be divided into three categories: 1. Primary sources 2. Secondary sources & 3. Supplementary sources PRIMARY…
The natural law tradition is said to be one of the oldest jurisprudential school with a history of about 2500 years. From the time of the ancient Greeks up until the 17th century it was the only theory of law. Over years it came to be known through different names such as moral law, law…