Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each statement by the sense of the word "law" it is using.
Groups: Law as norm · Law as fact · Law as value
- Art. 138: homicide term
- No retroactive penalty
- Tenancy cases settle
- Notice code ignored
- Term is too harsh
- Treaties apply on pub
Hints
- One column is settled by reading, one by counting, one by neither.
- Anything containing the words "too much" or "unjust" belongs in the third column.
Show the answer
Law as norm: Art. 138: homicide term, Treaties apply on pub
Law as fact: Tenancy cases settle, Notice code ignored
Law as value: Term is too harsh, No retroactive penalty
Why
The middle column is the one students under-use. A sociologist reporting that landlords ignore the notice period is not contradicting the code; the two statements are about different objects and are both true. Once you can say which column a sentence sits in, most arguments about "what the law says" dissolve into agreement.
Practise The Four Things the Word "Law" Means
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