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Last week an editorial in the New York Law Journal urged a youthful revolt against the city, twanged an idyll of lawing in the country. In other words, understanding a particular action requires applying the theory’s laws and deriving a solution. This isn’t just any law school, it’s the one that has more judges in more courtrooms than any other. In the 18th century, Adam Smith presented a philosophical foundation for explaining the relationship between law and economics. The discipline arose partly out of a critique of trade unions and U.S. antitrust law. Banking law and financial regulation set minimum standards on the amounts of capital banks must hold, and rules about best practice for investment.

• The Old Testament dates back to 1280 BC and takes the form of moral imperatives as recommendations for a good society.
• John Locke, in his Two Treatises of Government, and Baron de

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