EKPOMA REVIEW

This; paper; critically; ruminates; on; the; concept,; meaning; and nature of law, as a means of attempting a general conceptual and ontological; configuration; of; law The; paper; argues; that; to properly; configure; the; true; nature ;of; positive; laws; otherwise called; jurisprudential; laws; in; relation; to; law; per; se,; the philosopher transcends the formalistic and materialistic (empirical and descriptive) study of law to the transcendental (prescriptive); examination; of; law; not; just; in; its; ontological descriptive; dimension,; but; most; essentially; in; relation; to; its normative or prescriptive form. The rational law of nature is the seal and imprimatur of derivative laws. In lieu, I further argue that consequent upon the prescriptive nature of the law of nature, and the concomitant rational nature of man, positive laws cannot but inexorably be morally biased. Because it is in the rational nature of man to discern what is morally permissible as far as law which is an ad hoc modality for social control and social intercourse is concern. Hence, in the making, interpretation and adjudication of law (litigation), man's moral idiosyncrasies must unavoidably come to bear (ie, law in every instance of its existence is subject to moral; approbation; and; disapprobation) This; of; course; is responsible for the controversial nature of law because of the element of relativism that is associated to the conceptualization of morality.

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