'n Herkouing van die regs-, owerheidsgesags- en staatsbegrippe*

The article contains a recapitulation of the concepts of law, of state authority and of the state. The author provides a set of defining postulations at the beginning of the article to support his discussion. In the first part the concern is with the fact that ‘law’ encompasses all the ordering...

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Main Author: F. Venter
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Scriber Editorial Systems 1984-02-01
Series:Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
Online Access:https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/1073
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spelling doaj-4924abaa29174d90b196e49e147ea6892020-11-25T01:40:26ZafrScriber Editorial SystemsKoers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship0023-270X2304-85571984-02-0149210.4102/koers.v49i2.1073'n Herkouing van die regs-, owerheidsgesags- en staatsbegrippe*F. VenterThe article contains a recapitulation of the concepts of law, of state authority and of the state. The author provides a set of defining postulations at the beginning of the article to support his discussion. In the first part the concern is with the fact that ‘law’ encompasses all the ordering laws of the universe. Law in its narrower ‘juridical’ sense has to do with man in his temporal existence. Characteristics of juridical laws are outlined briefly. 'Law' is then seen to be the composite of the prescriptive rules by means of which a legal community is ordered juridically. These rules are positivized by office-bearers within the community, adhering to minimum demands and limits demanded by creation without necessarily being optimal.https://www.koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/1073
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Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
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title 'n Herkouing van die regs-, owerheidsgesags- en staatsbegrippe*
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title_full 'n Herkouing van die regs-, owerheidsgesags- en staatsbegrippe*
title_fullStr 'n Herkouing van die regs-, owerheidsgesags- en staatsbegrippe*
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series Koers : Bulletin for Christian Scholarship
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description The article contains a recapitulation of the concepts of law, of state authority and of the state. The author provides a set of defining postulations at the beginning of the article to support his discussion. In the first part the concern is with the fact that ‘law’ encompasses all the ordering laws of the universe. Law in its narrower ‘juridical’ sense has to do with man in his temporal existence. Characteristics of juridical laws are outlined briefly. 'Law' is then seen to be the composite of the prescriptive rules by means of which a legal community is ordered juridically. These rules are positivized by office-bearers within the community, adhering to minimum demands and limits demanded by creation without necessarily being optimal.
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