10 Questions
Which legal system requires authorization from sovereigns to exercise power?
Non-Sovereign Legal Systems
What is the role of the State as a legal system?
Sovereign
What is the external dimension of sovereignty for sovereign states?
Equal rights and recognition of superior authority
What theories attempt to justify the supreme authority of the State?
Social contract theories
In contemporary Constitutions, how is sovereignty exercised by the people?
Through institutions and direct democracy
Which of the following is NOT a constitutive element of legal systems?
Rules punishing all behaviors
According to the lecture, which theorist emphasized the formal element in legal systems?
Hans Kelsen
Which of the following is an example of a fluid legal system with no central authority?
International Law
What type of legal system is mostly non-territorial and entered into out of common will, interest, need, or belief?
Political parties
Which type of legal system governs only specific sets of relations?
The Church
Explore the evolution and characteristics of legal systems, including the constitutive elements and different theories. Learn about the plurality of individuals coexisting, shared criteria for behavior evaluation, and the authority within the group with law-making and law-enforcing powers.
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