§ 1. Definition of law in general.-In its broadest sense, law is a rule of action. The term is applied indiscriminately to all kinds of action and includes the physical laws of nature as well as the human laws of society. The laws of nature are rules of action in the physical world of matter and force and are formulated and studied in the sciences of Astronomy, Geology, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The laws of society are rules of human activity and conduct, and their study is embraced in the sciences of Sociology, History, Ethics, Religion, Economics, Political Government. and Jurisprudence. |