Introduction
The word 'law' implies in Latin: the command of him who is invested with sovereign power.
Law is the body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.
Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences.
Law is a set of rules governing human activities and relations.
Law is a body of principles recognized and applied by the state in the administration of justice.
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Definition Of The Legal System
The Legal System is a phrase made up of two words- 'Legal' and 'System'. The word 'System' in ordinary parlance, means a way of doing something or the quality of being well planned and organized. The word 'Legal' connotes something connected with the law.
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Law operates in a society based on certain systems, that is in accordance with certain processes, which must be properly understood for law to be put to best uses as an instrument of Social control.
Legal System can therefore be defined as an attempt to explain or analyze the techniques of 'thinking like a lawyer'. In other words, it is learning to study the use and construction of legal rules, with a view to gaining insight into how law is planned and organized to achieve its objectives in a society.
A legal system is a set of laws, rules, and institutions that government a country or community, providing, a framework for resolving disputes, enforcing laws, and administering justice.
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A legal system is the process or machinery for the administering of justice.
Definition Of Law According to Scholars
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| William Blackstone |
William Blackstone, defined law as the rule of action or command prescribed or dictated by some superior which some inferior are bound to obey and is applied indiscriminately whether animate or inanimate, rational or irrational.
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| John Austin |
John Austin, defined law as the command of the sovereign, backed by sanctions.
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| Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr |
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, defined law as the rules which the court will follow and the profess of what the court will do.
Conclusion
Law puts humans relations in check. A legal system is a set of laws, rules, and institutions that govern a country or community, providing a framework for resolving disputes, enforcing laws, and administering justice. It includes: Legislature, Judiciary, Executive, and the Legal Profession. The legal system aims to maintain order, protect rights, resolve disputes and promote justice.
References
Nigerian Legal System Note Compiled By Muhammad Musa
Dr. Godwin Ifidon Oyakhilomen: Law 211; The Nigerian Legal System. National Open University of Nigeria Victoria Island, Lagos
Abiola Sanni: Law in Social Contract; The Introduction to Legal Method
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