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In an abstract sense, law has been defined as "the study of moral norms
established on man's rational nature, which control his free action for
the attainment of individual and societal objectives of a demandable
and reciprocal character."
Although state law is in the division of legal sense; moral law, natural
law, and divine law can be put under the same category as the state law.
This is because the latter is the same as the others, for they are
comprised in the definition of law as a rule of action. What do I mean
by that? It means that these four, although one is promulgated and
the others are not, apply to rational beings only.
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CUSTOM - It consist of those habits and practices which through long and
uninterrupted usage have become acknowledged and approved by society as
binding rules of conducts. It has the force of law when recognized and
enforced by the state to the above may be added principles of justice and
equity, decisions of foreign tribunals, opinions of tax writers, and
religion.
In a very specific explanation, it can be said that it is the
society's tradition.
For example, sa atin, we are only allowed to have one spouse but ang mga
muslims, they can have more than one spouses, and they are not liable or
violating any law. Why? It's because it is their traiditon, their custom.