Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Law is defined by those who have the power to assert and maintain it.
- In plain terms
- Law is just what people say it is and keep saying.
- What can you take from it?
- Power often shapes legal reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a law real?
Another view
It ignores formal legal codes and justice.
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