Law and Everyday Life Lecture
Class 2 Lecture : Law & Everyday Life: Legal Consciousness & Law as Narrative
Is Law and Justice the Same Thing?
When you think about the law and justice what images come to mind
Blind lady justice who represents impartial justice. She cannot see whether those coming before her are rich or poor, powerful or weak, great or lowly. She only judges on the basis of truth.
Sword symbolize : to strike justice
Scale symbolize : It is a goddess and it sees none separately all are same in the house of Justice.
Blindfold symbolize : The Law
Why a women : It is from early civilization, represents the goddess, Athens
Law and justice might coincide
But it might not e.g : Crime of necessity The judge might feel bad for her but she broke the law , which was wrong.
Moral Ambiguities and the Law
Is there always one just answer in a legal dispute?
Dobson vs. Dobson
Sue Rodriguez
If a child has not taken their first breathe, the fetus is not considered a person. This is due to the abortion law. You cannot change one law because if you do, you will have to change all the laws because, it is a chain reaction. Dubson's son came out broken.
Sue Rodriquez wanted to commit suicide.
Outline of Canada's Court System
Needs to be memorized for exam
* Find the definitons for each in school work
Canadian Law : Substantive Law and Procedural Law
Need to memorize for exam
CANADIAN LAW .--------------------'---------------------. | | Substantive Law Procedural Law
(Statute Law and (Rules) Case Law) | .-----------------------------------------. | | Public Law Private or Civil Law | | .----------------------------. | | | | |
Criminal
Is Law and Justice the Same Thing?
When you think about the law and justice what images come to mind
Blind lady justice who represents impartial justice. She cannot see whether those coming before her are rich or poor, powerful or weak, great or lowly. She only judges on the basis of truth.
Sword symbolize : to strike justice
Scale symbolize : It is a goddess and it sees none separately all are same in the house of Justice.
Blindfold symbolize : The Law
Why a women : It is from early civilization, represents the goddess, Athens
Law and justice might coincide
But it might not e.g : Crime of necessity The judge might feel bad for her but she broke the law , which was wrong.
Moral Ambiguities and the Law
Is there always one just answer in a legal dispute?
Dobson vs. Dobson
Sue Rodriguez
If a child has not taken their first breathe, the fetus is not considered a person. This is due to the abortion law. You cannot change one law because if you do, you will have to change all the laws because, it is a chain reaction. Dubson's son came out broken.
Sue Rodriquez wanted to commit suicide.
Outline of Canada's Court System
Needs to be memorized for exam
* Find the definitons for each in school work
Canadian Law : Substantive Law and Procedural Law
Need to memorize for exam
CANADIAN LAW .--------------------'---------------------. | | Substantive Law Procedural Law
(Statute Law and (Rules) Case Law) | .-----------------------------------------. | | Public Law Private or Civil Law | | .----------------------------. | | | | |
Criminal