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In Salmond’s distinction between ‘the law’ and ‘a law’, what does ‘the law’ denote in the abstract sense?

Salmond uses ‘the law’ in the abstract sense for the body of principles applied in the administration of justice. An individual law is an example of the concrete sense.

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In Salmond’s distinction between ‘the law’ and ‘a law’, what does ‘the law’ denote in the abstract sense?

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Salmond uses ‘the law’ in the abstract sense for the body of principles applied in the administration of justice.

An individual law is an example of the concrete sense.

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Option A

The abstract sense is the body of principles recognised and applied by the state in administering justice.

Option B

An individual enactment illustrates the concrete sense of ‘a law’.

Option C

Moral rules are a distinct category in Salmond’s account.

Option D

Salmond distinguishes natural justice from the positive law applied by the state.

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