Law Axioms

Prof. Petrykowska said at every lecture that “civil law is like physics”. Mr Feynman would have been charmed by the Professor’s lecture: at every turn practical examples and explanations of the concept in these examples. Mr Feynman reportedly demanded from the interlocutors: “Give an example of what you are talking about.”

Only once have I questioned whether civil law is an exact science: with “responsibility in solidum”. I prefer the analogy of the right to geometry. The analogy can be applied to:
(a) the grid of figures (notions) that we apply to reality, and
(b) axioms about the grid itself as the famous 5 Euclid axioms:

1. Any two points can be connected by a section.
2. The finished section can be extended unlimited (obtaining a straight line).
3. All straight angles are adjacent. Etc.

I once read that “the law is the most ambitious qualification system ever created by man.” Each event can be classified as compliant or illegal and gives rise to liability. In the case of the law, 7 axioms could be formulated, including the first one:

1. “Any event may combine responsibility”. Another 6 axioms are:
2. Due diligence;
3. Good faith;
4. Common sense;
5. Causal link;
6. Honesty;
7. Equity.