Legal Pluralism: Legal Moralism And Rules Of Law

Enhanced discussion on this broad legal matter would be much appropriate if we were to define the term legal pluralism and rules of law in their respective connotations. Legal pluralism refers to a situation where at least two legal orders assert jurisdiction over the same geographical space and persons within that space; and a legal order is defined as a set of rules and practices that are oriented towards ordering relations between persons with its own source of authority. On the other hand, the term rule of law refers to a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the state itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated, …show more content…
However, it should be made acknowledge that the application of English common law was introduced in the sense that its reception does not wholly disregard the existence those of the basic law of the local inhabitants together with the personal law for the respective races as the acknowledgement of this local law is still made available for any concerns or issues with respect to their custom, usage and religious matters or also known as ecclesiastical jurisdiction.

In supporting this statement, when the first Charter of Justice was introduced back in 1807, the charter established a Court of Judicature which was to exercise the jurisdiction of the superior courts in England ‘as far as Circumstances will admit, and jurisdiction as an ecclesiastical court ‘so far as the several Religions, Manners, and Customs of the inhabitants will admit. It is further mentioned that although the Charter did not in express terms introduced English Law, its provisions were interpreted by the judiciary as having introduced English law, as it stood in England on March 25th 1807 in