Law_and_Society___Tutorial_I

Law as an autonomous system

Law operates independently of ethics or moral principles, existing as a system of rules and norms.

Natural law

Law whose validity is based on moral principles, often attributed to divine or human reasoning.

Autopoietic system

A self-creating and self-maintaining system, often described by N. Luhmann in relation to law.

Juridical field

A social space where legal professionals compete for the right to determine the law.

Sovereignty

The authority of a state to govern itself or control its territory, often discussed in the context of the Westphalia Peace Treaties.

Positivism

The theory that law is a command from a sovereign, focusing on rules rather than moral considerations.

Transconstitutionalism

The interaction between two or more constitutions or jurisdictions addressing the same constitutional issue.

The crafts of law

The specialized practice and professional norms governing legal practice and the legal profession.

Critical legal studies

An approach that critiques and examines law through various social theories, including feminist and ecological perspectives.

Constitutionalism

The principle that government authority derives from and is limited by a constitution, aimed at upholding the rule of law.