Unwritten Law

The balance between the law of the state and natural, or divine law is a topic that has been scrutinized for thousands of years. Antigone by Sophocles and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. share similar standpoints on the controversial matter that has baffled philosophers. Sophocles uses Antigone to assert his opinion, as she disobeys Creon’s law and buries her brother, Polyneices. Similarly, King structures his plan of nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience…

ideas on the notions of law, law of human and law of the divine. Though there are opinions as to which of the two is the most powerful, the text supports divine law as being the most influential law in the characters’ lives. Divine law is what many of the citizen’s feel is the most significant law, the law they feel they must follow, despite any consequences they may face. Divine law is the law of the gods, whatever they will is what must be done. One of the most sacred laws of the gods is…

This essay will discuss the significance of both and argue why I think statutes are more important. A statute can be defined as a written piece of legislation, made by Parliament, which has gone through the processes to become law. Statute law is the supreme form of Law in NZ. An example of an important statute in NZ is the Social Security Act 1938 which created various welfare benefits, including Superannuation and Unemployment, for New Zealanders in need. While statutes apply to every…

unlike The United States. Instead has a form of an unwritten constitution consisting of legislation, cases, legal documents, and common law. History is one of the most important factors when it comes to the shaping the New Zealand constitutional system. The Manga Carta is a very important document when looking at the separation of powers. New Zealand is a commonwealth country so our entire legal system is based on England’s law including common law. The Manga Carta was created during the…

society today. Such court cases include Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966). The issue of segregation has long been a part of American society, especially in the South. In the early to the mid-twentieth century, Jim Crow laws kept a rigid separation between black and white. Even Supreme Court cases such Plessy v. Ferguson made segregation constitutional, providing…

It is the supreme form of law and is all the law made by Parliament. Parliaments main source of power derives from the weight of legislation, without legislation parliament would lose a great deal of authority and power. Statutes provide structure and rules for the ongoing stability of the general public. In New Zealand everyone is subject to the law and all are equal before the law, so therefore parliament is subject to their own laws which stops them from making any extremist decisions…

wildlife codes and laws. And they need to make sure they are enforcing them properly. Game Wardens main priority is just like any other law enforcement officer, and that is to keep everyone safe, including their self. They are responsible for carrying out search warrants and properly taking action when needed. Many game wardens do not like to admit they do not like other law enforcement but it is true, but when tragedy presents itself, they do work well with other federal and state law…

rule of law developed into a fundamental principle in United Kingdom’s unwritten constitution. It become the core for essential rules and values of the legal system. The concept was significant since it was able to provide stability and equality in the state. The idea has firstly appeared in ancient times, however it came meaningful later in history. Throughout the years various theorists formed their own opinions and created many different views on this concept. They all agreed that law is a…

to observe that English law - is "basically nothing more than a right judgment." [12] Secondly, as an argument in favour of the rule, the courts specified in the creative and highly dynamic nature of judicial rights over with statutory, parliamentary law. Considering the parliamentary purely volitional right as positivist, which together with the natural law is opposed to the right judgment, some researchers a priori based on the fact that where there are gaps in the law or there are no clear…

There is often a direct conflict between the laws of the state, and the laws of the divine in the matters of the court. In Sophocles’ Antigone, there is a conflict between King Creon and Antigone as they disagree on how Antigone’s brother’s body should be dealt with. Creon declares that Patroclus’s body will remain unburied - food for the wild dogs - since he was a traitor, but Antigone thinks she should have the right to bury his body and let him pass on to the afterlife. Although both show…