Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s3.1

c11.s3.1

The very purpose of legal institutions became a bone of contention for debates. But then these exercises stimulated a dialogue between traditions and modern civilization. The view of law as “a rule prescribed by superior power” was challenged by William Jones who wanted the law to discern the people’s will through local customs and traditions.²⁴