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Law Enforcement Notes 2019

”Noch suchen die juristen eine definition zu ihrem begriffe von recht [No legal expert can make a precise definition about the law],” wrote Immanuel Kant more than 150 years ago.

By
EDDY OS HIARIEJ
· 10 minutes read
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Although legal experts know what the law is, there are many things about the law and its relationship to other things that defy definition and explanation. The law controls all areas of life. The law regulates every person from the womb to the grave. The law is eternal and is binding on every person whether as an individual, community or nation.

In this context there applies an old maxim which states, "Non erit alia lex romae, alia athaenis; alia nunc, alia posthac; sed et omnes gentes, et omni tempore, una lex, et curterna, et immortalis continebit [The law does not move or die, the law is eternal and applies forever until all nations are bound to it].” Therefore, formulating legal notions in a concise and clear sentence is something that is impossible. It is not possible to formulate the law in a definition that includes an understanding of the various fields of law that exist.

Editor:
Syahnan Rangkuti
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