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"The Concept of Law is an analysis of the relation between law, coercion, and morality, and it is an attempt to clarify the question of whether all laws may be properly conceptualized as coercive orders or as moral commands". H. L. A. Hart

Introduction

Welcome!  The Concept of Law provides an explanation to a number of traditional jurisprudential questions such as "what is law?", "must laws be rules?", and "what is the relation between law and morality?". The guide is designed to assist with locating Concept of law resources, legal reviews, legislative history, and scholarly articles available in the library and online links to the relevant resources. 

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Law & Politics Society

The Law and Politics Society is a student organization at LUMS that hopes to encourage legal and political discourse on national and international issues. It aspires to enable students to understand the application of legal principles, and overcome obstacles in actual legal practice by addressing real-life situations through quality debate. Therefore, the LPS aims to cultivate in students at LUMS and abroad an interest in the professional aspect of law and politics through debates, panel discussions, and moots.

News and Announcements

LPS Conducts Orientation 2018

The LUMS Law and Politics Society (LPS) held an Orientation Session on September 24, 2018, at LUMS. The primary aim of the event was to inform the students about the importance of being legally and politically informed. Hence, LPS invited Dr. Murad Raas, Provincial Minister for Education and Mr. Muhammad Malick, senior Anchorperson and Political Analyst as its two esteemed guest speakers.

LUMS and Wuhan University Sign a historic MOU

The Shaikh Ahmad Hassan Law School (SAHSOL), Lahore University of Management Sciences and School of Law, Wuhan University (SLWU), recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote mutual collaboration through academic, cultural and personal exchanges. On behalf of LUMS, the MoU was signed by Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi, Vice Chancellor, LUMS and Dr. Martin Lau and on behalf of SLWU, Prof. Dr. Feng Guo, Dean, SLWU and Prof. Dr. Huang Zhixiong, Deputy Dean, International Affairs, SLWU, signed the document.

LUMS Law Journal announces call for papers

LUMS Law Journal (LLJ) is pleased to announce a call for papers for its fifth volume. LLJ is a peer-reviewed publication of the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL), LUMS, (available at https://sahsol.lums.edu.pk/law-journal/volume-1-editors-note).  

SAHSOL holds annual career fair and networking dinner

The Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law hosted its Annual Career Fair and Networking Dinner on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The event this year comprised of two sessions: An Introduction to Legal Practice in the Asifa-Irfan Moot Court Room, followed by the Networking Dinner at the Executive Dining Hall. For More

LUMS Law Journal

LUMS Law Journal is a peer-reviewed journal of Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law, Lahore University of Management Sciences. The primary aim of the Journal is to provide a forum for scholarly debates amongst law students, faculty, lawyers, judges, practitioners and experts on important legal issues, which may lead to policy reforms.It is intended to stimulate interest in all matters pertaining to law, with an emphasis on matters arising from the relationship of law to other disciplines.

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