ABSTRACT
When the laws of a State are referred to, ‘law’ is used in a particular sense whereby it can be defined as ‘the body of principles recognised and applied by the State in the administration of justice’ (Salmond, JW (Sir), Jurisprudence, 12th edn, 1966, Sweet & Maxwell). In order for a group or society to maintain an ordered existence, some rules of conduct must be applied. The law is a collection of such rules, and they are binding upon specified persons, made and amended by certain institutions and enforced by the government and State.
