law and literature

Empirical legal studies, sometimes abbreviated as ELS, refers to scholarly research undertaken by law professors using empirical social science research methods, but ELS research focuses more on purely legal issues.

• law school
• legal scholarship. empirical

Ergo is a Latin term meaning “therefore” or “thus.” It is used to introduce a logical conclusion derived from preceding statements.

Literary works are defined under 17 U.S.C.

• copyright law
• intellectual property

Moral law refers to conduct derived from an ‘objective’ right and wrong. Moral law usually refers to a higher set of principles that should govern conduct that is not necessarily set down by legislation. Instead, moral law appeals typically to a theory of natural law or a set of religious law like canon law.

Settler colonialism can be defined as a system of oppression based on genocide and colonialism, that aims to displace a population of a nation (oftentimes indigenous people) and replace it with a new settler population.