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Law as medicine

Law is to society what medicine is to the body. It should be indicated, precise and tested, and it comes in four kinds.

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op-eds

What Is Law: A Guide to Lawmakers

In most legal and political discourse today, law is often understood in formalistic or institutional terms—defined by who enacts it (parliament), how it is enforced (police and courts),…

Peace

Medical Approach to Peace: An Introduction

For centuries,rational minds have enquired what is peace? Why is it fleeting? And what must philosophers do to keep it permanent and universal?

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