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"Law is a plural phenomenon, so we require a plurality conscious-legal methodology and legal theory to analyse all of its dimensions"
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"Law is a plural phenomenon, so we require a plurality conscious-legal methodology and legal theory to analyse all of its dimensions" There is "no universally agreed definition of law itself" (Menski, 2000:52), instead the word 'law' is used to refer to various concepts ranging from state law to custom law; it also includes the realm of morality, religion and society. Law reflects different values in different cultures, this shows precisely the reason for adopting a plurality- conscious legal method when analysing law as a plural phenomenon. There are various theories which attempt to address the characteristics of 'law'; the three major approaches include natural law theories, positivist theories of law and the historical school of law. Natural Law theory explains law as a phenomenon which is rooted in 'higher law' that is beyond mankind. This perspective links law with religion, as well as with principles of morality. Natural Law is based...
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