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MacLeod  \nAssociate Professor of Law Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Faulkner University  \nRobert L . McFarland  \nAssociate Dean of External Affairs and Associate Professor of Law Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Faulkner University  \nCarolina Academic Press Durham, North Carolina  \nCopyright © 2017  \nCarolina Academic Press, LLCAll Rights Reserved  \nISBN 978-1-53100-463-7  \neISBN 978-1-53100-464-4  \nLCCN 2017947977  \nCarolina Academic Press, LLC  \n700 Kent Street  \nDurham, North Carolina 27701 Telephone (919) 489-7486  \nFax (919) 493-5668  \n[www.cap-press.com](www.cap-press.com)  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nTo Katie and Anita  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements xiii  \nIntroduction xv  \nPart I · What is Law?  \nChapter 1 · Law and Human Inquiry 3  \nCrito by Plato 6  \nAntigone by Sophocles 17  \nMere Christianity by C.S. Lewis 54  \nChapter 2 · Law as Human Artifact & Divine Command 59  \nThe Code of Hammurabi 61  \nIntroduction to Ten Commandments 73  \nDeuteronomy—Chapters 4 & 5 74  \nIntroduction to Modern Legal Codes 78  \nNevada Revised Statutes—Chapter 104A—Uniform Commercial Code 80  \nChapter 3 · Law as Reason 87  \nNicomachean Ethics by Aristotle 90  \nThe Practice of Reason—Introduction to “Thinking like a Lawyer” 106  \nBuckner v. Street, 4 F. Cas. 578 (E.D. Arkansas 1871) 109  \nChapter 4 · Law as Revelation 117  \nThe Gospel According to Mark 119  \nChapter 12 119  \nSaint Paul’s Letter to the Romans 121  \nChapter 1 121  \nChapter 2 122  \nChapter 13 123  \nBarger v. Barringer, 66 S.E. 439 (N.C. 1909) 126  \nAwad v. Ziriax, 670 F.3d 1111 (10th Cir. 2012) 136  \nChapter 5 · Natural Law and Justice 147  \nNatural Law and Civil Rights 149  \nThomas Aquinas, Treatise on Law from the Summa Theologica 151  \nviii CONTENTS  \nQuestion 90: Of the Essence of Law (In Four Articles) 151 Question 91: Of the Various Kinds of Law (In Six Articles) 156 Question 92: Of the Effects of Law (In Two Articles) 161 Question 93: Of the Eternal Law (In Six Articles) 164  \nQuestion 94: Of the Natural Law (In Six Articles) 172  \nChapter 6 · The Promulgation of Human Law 187  \nThomas Aquinas, Treatise on Law from the Summa Theologica 188  \nQuestion 95: Of Human Law (In Four Articles) 188 Question 96: Of the Power of Human Law (In Six Articles) 194 Question 97: Of Change in Laws (In Four Articles) 202 Maggie Gallagher & Barbara Whitehead, Debate: End No-Fault Divorce? 211  \nPart II · Sources of Law in the Anglo-American Tradition  \nChapter 7 · The Common Law 223  \nWhat is Common Law? 223  \nChange, Continuity, and Blackstone’s Commentaries 224  \nVolume 1, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 226  \nHannah v. Peel, [1945] K.B. 509 (King’s Bench) 257  \nChapter 8 · The Common Law Mind 267  \nReading Questions 268  \nJoseph Story, A Discourse Pronounced Upon The Inauguration of the Author as Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University 268  \nJames R. Stoner, Jr., Common Law and the Law of Reason 284  \nPierson v. Post, 2 Am. Dec. 264 (N.Y. 1805) 289  \nChapter 9 · Positivism and Consequentialism 297  \nThe Intellectual Roots of English Positivism 298  \nJeremy Bentham, Principles of Morals and Legislation 299  \nJeremy Bentham, Of Laws in General 301  \nJohn Austin, The Province of Jurisprudence Determined 315  \nChapter 10 · Common Law and Positive Law 335  \nIntroduction to the Law of Wrongs: Torts and Crimes 336  \nBird v. Holbrook, 130 Eng. Rep. 911 (1825) 338  \nIntroduction to Law as Legislation 343  \nCriminal Law Codified: The Law of Federal Crimes 345  \n18. U.S.C. § 1343. Fraud by wire, radio, or television 347  \n18 U.S.C. §§ 1693, 1696, and 1700 347  \nElonis v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2001 (U. S. 2015) 349  \nCONTENTS ix  \nChapter 11 · Law and Equity 369  \nAristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 371  \nVolume 3, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 377 Riggs v. Palmer, 22 N.E. 188 (N.Y. 1889) 393 Danos v. St. Pierre, 402 So. 2d 633 (La. 1981) 398  \nPart III · Anglo-American Constitutionalis","cbCaidjwnz1rgd6A","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidjwnz1rgd6A","pdf",283410,16,"English","# Acknowledgements\n# Introduction\n# Part I · What is Law?\n## Chapter 1 · Law and Human Inquiry\n## Chapter 2 · Law as Human Artifact & Divine Command\n## Chapter 3 · Law as Reason\n## Chapter 4 · Law as Revelation\n## Chapter 5 · Natural Law and Justice\n## Chapter 6 · The Promulgation of Human Law\n# Part II · Sources of Law in the Anglo-American Tradition\n## Chapter 7 · The Common Law\n## Chapter 8 · The Common Law Mind\n## Chapter 9 · Positivism and Consequentialism\n## Chapter 10 · Common Law and Positive Law\n## Chapter 11 · Law and Equity\n# Part III · Anglo-American Constitutionalism\n## Chapter 12 · Natural Rights and Social Contracts\n## Chapter 13 · The Constitution of the United States\n## Chapter 14 · Democracy and Republicanism\n## Chapter 15 · Vested Rights and Police Powers\n## Chapter 16 · Courts, Law, and Judicial Power\n# Part IV · Law in the Twentieth Century\n## Chapter 17 · The Law as Science\n## Chapter 18 · Analytical Jurisprudence\n## Chapter 19 · Rules of Recognition","[{\"question\":\"What topics does Part I cover?\",\"answer\":\"Part I, “What is Law?”, introduces law through human inquiry, artifacts and divine command, reason and revelation, natural law and justice, and the promulgation of human law.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book treat the Anglo-American legal tradition?\",\"answer\":\"Part II focuses on sources of law in the Anglo-American tradition, examining the common law, the common law mind, positivism and consequentialism, positive law, and law and equity.\"},{\"question\":\"What themes are emphasized in the book’s later sections?\",\"answer\":\"Part III addresses constitutionalism, including natural rights and social contracts, the U.S. Constitution, democracy and republicanism, vested rights and police powers, and the role of courts and judicial power. 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