PRIMITIVE LAW, EVOLUTION, AND SIR HENRY SUMNER MAINE

Juristic law exists. However, its exact nature is a matter of speculation. The diverse schools of jurisprudence are at variance as to its essence, but they are in accord as to its manifestations, i.e., customs, usage, equity, statutes and adjudications. In this regard the natural sciences suffer from the same dilemma.

Matter and energy, in their multifarious combinations and permutations, are the natural phenomena that envelop us. Yet, their true analyses are involved in considerable mystery, which the many scientific branches of thought are essaying to solve.