Word: legalism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...forced; but it must be present nonetheless. For centuries, Western man believed in the Natural Moral Law as expounded by Aristotle, Aquinas, Blackstone. This law was found neither in legislation nor divine revelation (although it posits the existence of God); it is achieved by examining human nature and reaching legal rules based on the findings. In practice, the most notable expression of Natural Moral Law was, and is, the English common law. Under the acceptance of Natural Moral Law, Europe achieved a relatively high degree of order, applicable to all phases of life, alike "to the work of the craftsman...
...question of whether the party is legal or illegal is beside the educational point, said Hook. The point is that Communist professors are under specific orders to violate academic freedom; when they do, they forfeit the right to enjoy that freedom themselves...
...Marriage and baptism by the Protestant clergy have no legal recognition.* This is a particular hardship to our workers, who, since they are not legally considered married, are thus denied wage supplements for their wives and children. Our dead are denied interment in. church cemeteries, and because there are very few civil burial grounds, they must often be buried in the open field ... In Spain the hierarchy is more intransigent than in other countries. If we were a bigger minority it might be different, but the Church is determined to keep us small. We cannot even distribute church calendars through...
After ten years of agile legal footwork, Paramount Pictures, Inc. last week tossed in the sponge in its antitrust fight with the Justice Department. It approved a consent decree agreeing to split itself into two separate companies, one to make and distribute movies, the other to operate theaters...
...local AF of L was preparing to whip together a nice little University union, a handful of men and women employees decided to found an independent labor organization. AF of L leaders laughed, but in the ensuing court fight, the Labor Relations Board granted the 18 hardy souls legal recognition. From that moment on, the employees union has grown steadily...