(Also, if you are prey, you do not want to get ensnared in the web!)īut because our laws are so interconnected, it turns out there are many different ways of defining and classifying the law. Think of a spider’s web, for example every part of the web is connected to every other part, and the sum is greater than its individual parts. Maitland once famously described the law as “ a seamless web.” (My friend and colleague Larry Solum explains the meaning of this metaphor here.) To me, Maitland’s web metaphor is one of the most beautiful metaphors for describing the interconnectedness of the law. (The animal-related theme songs are just for fun.) But what is “law”? The great English legal historian F. Part A, which consists of an introductory video, two textbook chapters, and two theme songs, is designed to introduce students to the main sources of law in the United States, providing them the big picture, so to speak. It contains eleven short videos, including two on State law, four on federal law, one on international law, and two additional videos on what I like to call “the problem of legal interpretation.” In this post, I will describe the first two parts of Module 2 (Parts A & B).
Although I have tried my best to reduce the amount of reading materials in Module 2, this module is a relatively massive one by any measure. Let’s jump into Module 2, shall we? In summary, this module is devoted to the main “ Sources of Law” in our U.S. Note: This is the second of several blog posts devoted to Module 2 of my business law summer course (Tiger King edition).
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