Ah, we're talking about Jurisprudence! According to wikipedia, the dominant theory there is "legal positivism', where "laws are validly made in accordance with

Ah, we're talking about Jurisprudence! According to wikipedia, the dominant theory there is "legal positivism', where "laws are validly made in accordance with socially accepted rules". See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisprudence#Legal_positivists http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisprudence#Legal_positivists