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WHAT IS A LAW?

FIRST AND FOREMOST

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• Law is “Man Made”
• Law is made by Legislature or Court (Case Law)
• Law is interpreted by court to determine (a) whether it’s ‘Constitutional’ and (b) Who’s Right or Wrong.
• “Procedural Law” is the process that MUST be followed.
• Laws changes over time to adapt to society’s need.

Even after decades and centuries; Law is still not easy to define.

However, let’s have a go!

LAW IS A SET OF LEGAL RULES.

• It governs the way members of a society ‘act’ towards one another.
• Those ‘legal rules’ also involves state sanctions.

WHAT DOES LAW CONSIST OF?

It consists of an enforceable ‘rules’ governing RELATIONSHIPS among individuals and between individuals and their society.

WHY DO WE NEED LAWS?

Freedom of individuals.
Community togetherness.
Regulate the behaviour of individuals, organisations and governments.

SCENARIO

Grandpa 👴 is 90 years old, he walks into a second hand shop. He wants to sell his old metal wrist watch that was given to him by his father, over 150 years ago.

Grandpa 👴 asks the dealer, “how much will you give me for this wrist watch?”
The dealer, in good faith, tells Grandpa 👴 he doesn’t know what kind of metal is in this wrist watch ⌚️, but he will give him $280.

The metal wrist watch ⌚️ turns out to be solid gold and is really worth $60,000.

Grandpa 👴 needs cash to buy medicine and therefore accepts the $280

QUESTION

Can grandpa 👴 get the metal wrist watch ⌚️ back or recover the difference between $60,000 and $280 or is he merely out of luck?

WHAT IS THE QUESTION ASKING?

WHAT LEGAL RULE IS RELEVANT TO RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM?

KEEP THIS IN MIND...

Legal debate is an argument between two sides.

The outcome of the decision as to who wins the debate is influenced by many factors.

When presented with a legal question - avoid thinking 🤔 about what would be the most just or fair decision, irrespective of existing legal rules.

THE STUDY OF LAW

• Will teach you to think in a particular way - analytical.
• You will develop an ability to analyse a problem
• Be able to argue in a logical manner.
• Law sometimes may seems illogical
• But you MUST continue to argue in a logical fashion.

Learning about the law is not like learning
. Mathematics 🧮
. Science 🧬 or
. History

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“THE STUDY OF THE LAW QUALIFIES A MAN TO BE USEFUL TO HIMSELF, TO HIS NEIGHBOURS, AND TO THE PUBLIC.”
Thomas Jefferson

The courts would not be besieged by plaintiff and defendants if there were only ONE answer to every legal question.

Often the law is unfair and a person may have no restitution for a diminution.

‘I’M ASHAMED THE LAW IS SUCH AN ASS.’

THANK YOU.

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