Law and Society Section A Summary

Topic 1: From Stateless Society to States Stateless society: (Marvin Harris) Description: “Absence of law and order” no king/queen, no law codes and courts, no legal profession, no police/ soldier  Archaeology and anthropology  Concept of “stateless society”  500,000 – 20,000 years ago  Groups/ tribes of hunters and gatherers  “Tribal society”: egalitarian  No distinction between ruler and the ruled  No specialists in dispute resolution or punish...