He explored the relationship between law and general social norms and distinguished between " positive law, " consisting of the compulsive norms of state requiring official enforcement, and " living law, " consisting of the rules of conduct that people in fact obeyed and which dominated social life.
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"' The Thin Blue Line "'is a symbol used by law enforcement, originating in the United Kingdom but now prevalent in the United States and Canada to commemorate fallen and to show support for the living law enforcement officers and to symbolize the relationship of law enforcement in the community as the protectors of fellow civilians from criminal elements.
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According to Karsh, the meetings in question concerned " an agreement based on the imminent U . N . Partition Resolution, [ in Meir's words ] " to maintain law and order until the UN could establish a government in that area "; namely, a short-lived law enforcement operation to implement the UN Partition Resolution, not obstruct it ".
