INFL chapter 1

law

A body of rules or regulations that facilitates and regulates human interaction.

Orders society and gives certainty.

structure of the law

parliament

courts

cabinet

law in South Africa

Hybrid legal system

(civil, common, customary law system)

factors that determine effective law

Judicial leadership

Public trust and accountability

Socio-legal integration

social contract (tacit agreement)

agreement among members of a society to cooperate for social benefits

normative systems

religion, individual morality, community mores

legal positivism

The validity of law depends on authority and legal procedures, not morality