My “Introduction to Legal Theory” teacher wanted us to write a “thought-piece” and respond to the readings that were provided in class. Introduction Legal positivism is the idea that the existence and content of law depends on social facts. Since law has a primarily social basis, and there is no reason to believe that society [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Reflections on the Source of Law
Posted in My Thoughts on January 31, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Making It Up as I Go Along
Posted in My Thoughts on January 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
So here we are, in 2012, and I know that I have left this blog somewhat neglected for the entirety of one school semester. I promised myself that I would at least write something before the start of this semester, if only to make a muted statement that I have not forgotten about this blog, [...]