The Imperial University Law School had never had a dignitary as young and prominent as the Prince of Blackberg take the podium.
If ten years ago, it was heard that a warlord from the Northern Territory was going to ascend the sacred podium here, then regardless of whether he was a distinguished guest of His Majesty the King or not, he would be greeted with only rotten eggs and tomatoes.
However, His Royal Highness the Prince of Black Mountain Castle was once a legend in the judicial world. Although his dazzling star was only glimpsed briefly in the East China Sea, his achievements in the legal field far surpassed many royal-level barristers.
Moreover, the legal reforms he promoted in Montenegro were also talked about by many of his law student fans.
Especially now when the atmosphere of freedom in the imperial capital is under serious attack, many law students are somewhat confused and feel pessimistic or even desperate about the future.
At such a point in time, such a legendary figure full of mystery and contradictions stepped onto the podium of the law school, which made people sigh and look forward to it.
The theme of Lu Ming’s speech is “The ultimate model of rules in civilized society—great laws.”
The Law School auditorium, with two floors of seats, was packed with people. Not only the Law School students, but also a large number of students from other colleges of the Imperial University had applied to listen to the speech by Prince of Black Mountain Castle. However, the number of seats for other colleges was limited, and those who could get tickets were the best of the best.
In fact, many students want to hear about Prince Black Mountain’s experience in the Northern Territory and his legendary rise.
But what Lu Ming talked about was the past and present of modern law, the shaping of civil society by law, the role of law in transforming a management-oriented government into a service-oriented government, and the foundation of democracy, which is individual freedom and equality, and that the majority must respect the rights and interests of the minority. Just because the majority agrees, the rights and interests of the minority cannot be arbitrarily deprived and trampled upon. That is not democracy, but tyranny.
Therefore, we have our constitution and various legal norms. The parliamentary representatives who represent the majority of citizens have an insurmountable bottom line when formulating laws and regulations. But ultimately, such laws are to protect the rights and interests of everyone, because it is often difficult to define the majority and the minority. Under certain rules, you are on the majority side, and under another rule, you may be isolated and helpless.
Therefore, safeguarding the equal freedom of any individual's rights and interests is the essence of the modern legal spirit. Only laws that achieve this can truly safeguard the rights and interests of all members of society.
As a legal professional, you should always be prepared to fight for your agents. After all, you are fighting to safeguard the public interest.
But in fact, many times, you may be fighting for a few pieces of silver. However, never underestimate the impact of every word you say in court on social values, and always adhere to the bottom line of a lawyer.
"I also know that many of our young friends sitting here are confused about the future. What I am saying now may not resonate with your mood. So, my young friends, you can look to the north. In Black Mountain and the Northern Territory, you will have a bright future. The biggest changes in a thousand years are taking place there. I really hope that our young friends can join hands with me and work hard to rebuild a civil society of hundreds of millions of people!"
"I believe that when you arrive at that new land, you will no longer be confused, but will be full of passion again, find your own ideals, realize the value of life, and be proud of being a legal professional!"
“Thank you everyone!”
Lu Ming touched his chest and bowed slightly.
"Wow—" warm applause broke out.
"Next, after a ten-minute break, we will enter the live exchange session." The host is Professor James, the vice dean of the Law School.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Let's continue. I see many students have raised their hands." He pointed to a boy in the front row and said, "Student, do you have any questions?"
The tall male student stood up and said in a loud voice, "I am Smith Hunter, a student of the 55th grade. Your Highness, my father was once a student of Lawyer Richard. I don't know if you still remember Lawyer Richard. Two years ago, he and you had a lawsuit in the Northern Territory, but he was assassinated. Do you have any explanation for this, Your Highness?"
When Smith Hunter mentioned lawyer Richard, there was already an uproar in the auditorium.
Vice Dean James frowned slightly, took two steps forward and was about to say something, but Lu Ming waved his hand.
"My dear classmate, in fact, I have applied to make the case file of Lawyer Richard and I in the Northern Territory public. It is disclosed in detail in the legal journal. In addition, the library of our college also has a copy of the complete case file. For those friends who really care about this lawsuit, I think you have carefully studied the case file and it is not difficult to find that Lawyer Richard has little chance of winning the case."
"If someone doesn't have this basic judgment, I think he shouldn't be in our law school classroom!"
Lu Ming looked at the young man with a hostile face. "So, regardless of whether I am such a despicable person or not, just from a logical point of view, why would I assassinate my opponent, Attorney Richard, when I could obviously win the case? Just to discredit myself?"
The young man was sullen and speechless.
Lu Ming nodded.
Deputy Dean James breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Next question."
Lu Ming chose a girl in the second row.
The girl stood up, looking very gentle and quiet with glasses on. "Your Highness, I am Rebecca Rossi, a freshman of Class 57. I heard that Your Highness has several wives. For example, the one accompanying you on this visit is the second princess, right? My question is, Your Highness does not support monogamy? Will you promote polygamy in your country? Or will you promote monogamy with multiple concubines? As a former lawyer, what do you think of monogamy?"
Vice Dean James is overwhelmed.
Lu Ming smiled slightly: "In fact, your questions are so sharp, I am very happy, I am more determined to absorb you to the Northern Territory." He paused and said: "Of course I support monogamy. In the Principality of Black Mountain, the law of monogamy has also been established. It's just that before the promulgation of this law, the issue of wives and concubines will be considered based on the wishes of the parties involved, and they will not be forcibly separated! As for me, I will not talk about my special experience. I will talk about the law of the Principality of Black Mountain Castle, which gives me such a privilege and will not interfere with my private life. This may be the most criticized point for me, a great dictator and warlord."
After a pause, he smiled and said, "I now welcome you to develop in the Principality and challenge my privilege. I also hope that you can eventually revoke my privilege through the Supreme Court of the Principality. If that day really comes, I will be very angry, but I will also thank you!"
Rebecca Rossi listened very carefully. After listening to Lu Ming, she said, "Your Highness, thank you for your honesty! Thank you for not using religion to fool me!" After sitting down, she led the applause.
There is a religion in the kingdom that practices polygamy, and the kingdom allows its existence and respects its freedom of belief.
Of course, it is not uncommon for some ignorant and backward autonomous regions to allow concubines and female prostitutes to exist.
Vice Dean James wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and thought to himself, "Next one, don't come again!"
Fortunately, the following problems gradually returned to normal.