Geographical School of Law
- Theory
- Geographical School of Law
- Jurist
- Montesquieu
- Description
In The Spirit of the Laws (1748), Montesquieu argued that law is not abstract or universal but shaped by each nation's climate, soil, geography, religion, customs, commerce and form of government. Laws fitting one people may not fit another, so legislation must be adapted to these physical and social conditions — anticipating the historical and sociological schools.