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PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Law is a set of rules Click icon to that guides our add picture conduct in the society and is being enforced by government agencies since it regulates every part of the human life including personal, social and business.
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protect the people that it governs. Laws define the limit of public conduct and are made to maintain public order and control. The absence of law would result in chaos and confusion. Like St. Thomas Aquinas, we believe that the ultimate purpose of law is for the common good and happiness of
Law was established to protect, punish and deter. In the very early times of humanity, law was imposed to punish the offender. As time goes on and ethics became involved, punishment has evolved into not only the punishment itself but also rehabilitation. The law was created to protect the people living under it in each respective society. There are International Laws that are created by participating countries and those laws are generally very broad because again, every society has different views on what the law should be. The law is supposed to uphold societal standards and support the interest of the people who live under it. Laws evolved by the Authority to govern the subjects so that there would be peace.
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for interpreting and enforcing the laws. Understanding the law means understanding various kinds of rules that guide our conduct and how society is empowered to enforce them, whether criminal and/or civil cases. The rules themselves may be found in a number of places: constitution, statutes passed by the Congress, rules of administrative bodies, treaties, and court 7/17/12
A lawyer is
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A lawyer is a champion of justice. He is not just an officer of the court but an advocate for a government of laws and not of men. A lawyer, in response to the call of civic responsibility, gives legal advice and assistance to indigent clients. is a defender
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Why Silliman?
Its one of the best law schools in country. The university offers many opportunities, has competent and remarkable law professors and a system of teaching that does not only prepare aspiring lawyers for the bar but also prepares them to be committed and 7/17/12 dedicated lawyers.
~Persius
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