Author: L. Zhang Affiliation: Independent Researcher Received 14 March 2024; Revised 29 April 2024; Accepted 14 May 2024; Available online 1 June 2024; Version of Record 1 June 2024. Abstract The history of law reflects the broader history of organized human society. Legal systems did not emerge as abstract intellectual constructions; they developed as practical responses to conflict, exchange, governance, morality, and power. Across time, law has served both as an instrument