A Unified Theory of a Law

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Author:

John Bosco

Subject:

Social Sciences

Institution Name:

Connexions

Collection:

Connexions

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

A Unified Theory of a Law is an introduction to the study of law. Yet, it is more than just an introduction. It will upgrade the fidelity of the model of a law that you currently use to represent the laws that run around outside your head in the legal world.

It is powered by the insight that legal fission is possible. The physics of legal fission postulate that a law can be split into two components 1) its words and 2) its structure. They exist independently of each other. Together they constitute a law. While many have taken notice of the words of a law, knowledge of the structure of a law is still rare. The words, like ornaments, adorn the structure of a law. The words change; but the structure stays the same. Like the DNA of a cell, the structure of a law repeats itself over and over again in every instance of a law. To generate a law's meaning, both its words and its structure cooperate. Anyone who wishes to push meaning into or pull meaning out of a law must be mindful of a law's structure. Any failure to respect the structure of a law generates inscrutable legalese and legal misunderstanding.

At the heart of A Unified Theory of a Law is a 3 by 3 grid called the Periodic Table of the Elements of a Law. Its 9 cells capture everything - yes, that's right - everything that goes on under the surface of a Lawmaker's intellect during the process of making a law. Anyone of ordinary intelligence can learn the Periodic Table of the Elements of a Law. Once understood, even the greatest legal genius can understand a law no better than you. Why? Because there is nothing more to learn about a law! The boundaries that define our knowledge of a law have been discovered and explored. They are now well understood. Beyond the boundaries is nothing. All knowledge about a law exists within a 3 by 3 grid. Outside the boundaries, as the mapmakers of old would say, there be dragons.

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Full Course, Readings

Media Format:

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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0