Do we have any lawyers in the building? If so, maybe don't watch as in this themed episode Juan and I are giving the layman's, highly uneducated dive into the topic of 'Law'. As usual we start off with some MMM's and the definition to clarify our thoughts. Juan kicks off with some examples of when he worked with interpreting Australian Law for his consulting company before then asking where the law comes from and if it is possible to have a human society without some system of law?

I then jump in to give an overview of the 4 systems of law (and their mixture) in countries across the world as well as the difference between public and private law. Towards the end of the episode we get a little less serious as we chat about walking with salmon under suspicious circumstances, times when it is ethical to break the law and how Juan's family used to pirate CD's from the library!

As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:

0:00 - Intro & Mere Mortal Moments

2:08 - Definition

5:04 - The enforcing of rules and being willing to participate

7:40 - Where does law come from?

10:15 - Law is a by-product of organised human society

13:26 - The 4 systems of law: common, civil, religious & customary

17:24 - Public vs Private

18:38 - Reading law is boring!!

19:20 - Law can change depending on the context it is used

24:57 - The weirdest laws still on the books

28:10 - Are there things you feel embarrassed about not knowing?

29:23 - Are we breaking the law?

32:09 - The Mere Mortals natural disposition to the law

37:30 - When is it ethical/beneficial to break the law?

39:40 - The Granados family are criminals!

41:19 - The unwritten Mere Mortal law

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