The Essential Concept of Law provides an overview of law from both a theoretical and practical
perspective. It begins with the most fundamental categories of legal ideas and heritages and
then proceeds to explore increasingly narrow and specialized understandings including the
relationship of law to Western ideologies the concept of tribal law the relationship of law
and religion the common law and civil law systems and an explanation of essential legal
categories such as property contract punishment and rights and liberties. This book also
explores other equally fundamental subjects that give law its overall meaning structure and
purpose especially within its broader political philosophical and social context.
