Exploring Social Conduct Laws
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What are the three main components of law?

Unwritten principles (common law), written rules (statutes), and court decisions (case law)

What is the purpose of jurisprudence?

To study law and examine the nature and purpose of law

What is the belief of the natural law school?

Laws should reflect inherent moral principles such as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

What does the legal positivism school assert?

<p>Laws are valid because they are enacted by legitimate authorities, regardless of morality</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the legal realism school?

<p>How judges personally interpret and apply the law</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of laws in guiding social conduct?

<p>Laws provide guidelines for how people should interact and behave in society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of unwritten principles in law?

<p>Unwritten principles, or common law, are used by judges to establish legal precedents based on past court decisions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are statutes and why must everyone follow them?

<p>Statutes are official government rules that everyone must follow because they are enforceable written rules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do courts use case law to resolve disputes?

<p>Courts refer to similar cases that were previously decided in order to resolve a dispute.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is jurisprudence and what does it study?

<p>Jurisprudence is the study of law, including different schools of legal thought that examine the nature and purpose of law.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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