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The Nature of Law (1957)

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Explains the difference in the use of the word "law" in natural science, and the word "law" as used in art, politics, and conduct. Shows pictures to illustrate various concepts of law, and points out that criminal law makes up only a small portion of the laws of daily life. Discusses opposing views on what constitutes "the law." (Description from NET Film Service Catalog 1960)

Directors & creators

KGO-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)

Subjects

public broadcasting, AAPB, Law, Philosophy of Law, Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Ethics, Natural Science, Political Science, Criminal Law, Civil Law, Rule of Law, Prescriptive Law, Descriptive Law, Human Conduct, Free Will, Immanuel Kant, Mortimer Adler, Great Ideas, Natural Law, Government, Society, Logic, Scientific Laws, Human Freedom, Social Norms, Legal Philosophy

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