Oh. I have never encountered that term, especially not in a legal context. In a general context, essentialism implies the trait of something that makes it unique. Since I do not want to mislead you, did your speaker give you notes or reading material on essentialism? The legal system includes rules, procedures and institutions that enable public initiatives and private efforts to be carried out by legitimate means. In other words, it is a system of interpreting and applying laws. Rights and obligations are developed in various ways. There are three major legal systems in the world are civil law, common law and religious law. Other legal systems include: The jury system is a legal system used to determine the facts at stake in a dispute. The tax system is a legal system for determining and collecting taxes. The electoral system is a legal system for making democratic decisions. It should be noted that, from a technical point of view, there are as many legal systems as there are independent sovereign countries. For example, Nigeria has its own legal system, which would have consisted of “any set of laws or legal rules and mechanisms that function in Nigeria as a sovereign and independent African country. On a larger scale, however, sovereign countries are grouped into broader legal system classifications because they share similar basic characteristics.

The basis for the application of the law consists of (1) a written or oral constitution; (2) primary laws, statutes and laws; authorized by a legislative body authorized by the Constitution; (3) a body approved by primary law adopts subsidiary laws or statutes; (4) traditional practices confirmed by the courts; (5) Civil, general, Roman or other code as the source of these principles or practices. (*Legal Dictionary: What is a Legal System? But despite this great diversity, it is important to first emphasize the separation between religious and secular legal systems. Everyone has very different views on the law, in terms of source, scope, sanctions and function. The source of religious law is the Godhead, who makes the laws through the prophets. However, secular law is man-made. In a religious legal system, disputes are usually settled by an official of that religion, so that the same person is both judge and priest. In a secular system, on the other hand, the function of judge is distinct and is often reinforced by guarantees of judicial independence. Thank you very much, but I was hoping to learn more about the social legal system Nowadays, there are only a few countries whose legal system is exclusively religious. On the other hand, a large number of countries have secular systems, and this characteristic can be integrated into their legal structure, as in the French and Russian constitutions of 1958 or the very first words of the First Amendment of the US Constitution: “Congress shall not adopt a law concerning a religious institution”. The United States is virtually alone in allowing a federal court with general jurisdiction to rule on questions of constitutionality.

Normally, these matters fall within the jurisdiction of a Supreme Court or a special constitutional court. France Innovation only allows bills to be sent back to court after they have passed through parliament and before they are signed into law by the president. In England, a court may review the validity of a duly enacted law, unless it is contrary to Community law; The same may be true for Scottish courts, although some say they can review British laws for compliance with the Act of Union 1707. Under the United Kingdom Human Rights Act, the courts of the United Kingdom may declare a law incompatible with the rights enshrined in the law. This does not invalidate the law or render it inoperative: it is then up to the executive and ultimately the legislature to decide what to do with the impugned legislation. The process by which a governing body enforces the law and legal procedures. Civil law, common law and religion are the three most important legal systems in the world. The system is sophisticated and gives duties, rights, legal powers and more to various people and/or institutions. A common method is to require a special majority in the legislature – two-thirds in Germany, three-fifths in France, with similar systems in India and other Commonwealth countries (and this was the case in the Soviet bloc).

Another parliamentary alternative is to ask for a second vote (Italy, Denmark, Finland). Finally, some systems divide the power of amendment between legislators and citizens by requiring a referendum either for certain types or methods of change (Denmark, France, Ireland) or for each (Japan). The idea of providing a country with a single written constitution is relatively modern, but now widespread. In many countries, the constitution follows a decisive event in national history, such as war, revolution or independence. The methods by which a constitution can be changed have both legal and political significance. They may divide the power of amendment between the people, the legislature and the executive, or between a federation and its constituent parts. They can express core values by declaring certain immutable characteristics. Some constitutions stipulate that certain issues can only be changed by referendum or by an entirely new constitution. In federal systems, changes typically require special majorities in the federal legislature, followed by ratification by a special majority of the states.

The common law legal system was transferred from England to its colonies. They did it with the help of admission laws. One of the laws of admission to Nigeria is section 32 of the Interpretation Act, which provides that common law rules, doctrines of equity and laws of general application applicable before 1 January 1900 shall apply in Nigeria. Common law countries include Nigeria, the United States of America (except Louisiana), Canada (except Quebec), India, and most of the other former British colonies.