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reiiulation. the organ itself must be controlled — the con- 

 duct of the government must be regulated. This gives rise 

 to what I shall denominate government law. 



It has been seen that the conduct of a state, and of the 

 individuals of a state, has relation to other states. The rules 

 for the regulation of this conduct gives rise to international 

 law. 



As no common government exists between states to en- 

 force international law, armies are organized, and for the 

 regulation of their conduct militar}/ law is developed. 



The conduct relating to the relation which exists between 

 men and deity gives rise to the organization of ecclesiastical 

 bodies. For the government of these bodies, and for the en- 

 ibrcement of the rules of conduct which religion imposes, 

 religious law appears. 



Tlie law, then, which is the bod}^ of rules which the state 

 endeavors directly or indirectly to enforce, may be properly 

 classed, as follows : 



1. Personal law. 



2. Property law. 



3. Corporation law. 



4. Government law. 



5. International law. 



6. Military laAv. 



7. Peligious laAv. 



In addition to this classification of law on the basis of 

 the particulars of conduct to be controlled, another funda- 

 mental classification is found running through and inter- 

 woven with each of the others. This classification de- 

 pends upon the method l)y which regulation is accom- 

 plished. General rules of conthict are established, and 

 these general rules are applied to specilic acts. Thus duties 

 and rights, or rights active and passive, are determined. 

 Usually, to these rules determining rights, the individuals 

 of the state conform their conduct; but to an important ex- 

 tent they do not. To the extent that conduct is conforma- 

 tory to the law, right is done ; to the extent that conduct is 



