Morality ,Ethics , Eternal entity, Religion, hedonism and law

1. Etymology:
Old English lagu1
, from Old Norse2
lag ‘something laid down or fixed’,of Germanic
origin.
What is Law
Law is a social science grows and develops with the growth and
development of society. New developments in society create new problems
and law is required to deal with those problems. According dictionary
definition of Law, it means a rule established by authority or by custom. It
regulates the behaviors of a community, Country, etc. In other words, it is
the legislative pronouncements of the rules which should guide one’s action
in society. To say, it is a rule of action to which human beings conduct must
conform3
.
Definitions of Law
Salmond Definition of Law
“The body of principles recognized and applied by the state in the
administration of justice". In other words, it is consisted of the rules
recognized and acted upon by the court of justice.
Blackstone Definition
"Law in its mostgeneral and comprehensive sense means a rule of action or
actions whether animate or inanimate, rational or irrational. Thus we say, the
law of motion, gravitation, nature and of nation.
Sir John Salmond's definition:
Law is the body of principles recognized and applied by the State in the
administration of justice
John Austin definition of Law
Law is a command issued from a Sovereign power to an inferior and
enforced by coercion
In the widest sense, Law is a rule laid down for the guidance of an intelligent
being by an intelligent being having power over him". Or "It is the aggregate
of rules set by men as politically superior or sovereign to men as politically
inferior.
Sense of Law
Broadly speaking there are two sense of law, has been used
i. General sense
ii. Juridical sense
General Sense of Law
General sense of law denotes uniformity and regularity of action According to
Dr. Salmond "In its widest sense the term law includes rule of action." That is
to say, the relation derived from the nature of things. Hence general laws may
fall into three classes.
1 Way, manner, like. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lagu
2 the North Germanic language of medieval Norway, Iceland, Denmark, and Sweden up to the 14th
century, from which the modern Scandinavian languages are derived
3 http://www.studylecturenotes.com/social-sciences/law/123-what-is-law
Subject: Introduction to Law
Standard: LL.B semester 1
Topic: definition of law
MUNIR HUSSAIN
Lecturer
UNIVERSITY LAW COLLEGE
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Objective
To learn
i. The definition of law
There is no universally accepted definition
of law because of its nature; different
jurists define it in their own context.

2. i. Divine Laws. While These relate to the will of the supernatural power and thus
they are a part of the science of theology.
ii. Physical Laws. These are expressions of the uniformities of nature such as law
of motion,or gravitation.
iii. Human Laws. These are laws by analogy and may be further subdivided into
two classes
Juridical Sense of Law
According to Prof. Flalland, “law in properSense is a general rule of external
action enforced by a determinate authority which is human and paramount in
a political society."
Purpose of Law
According to Roscoe Pound there are four purposes of law
i. To maintain law and order within a society
ii. To maintain the status-quo in society
iii. To enable individuals to have the maximum freedom
iv. The maximum satisfaction of the needs of the people4
4 http://www.studylecturenotes.com/social-sciences/law/123-what-is-law