Physician-Assisted Suicide An estimated 40-70% of patients die in pain‚ another 50-60% die feeling short-of-breath. “The way I see it; our greatest prejudice is against death. It spans age‚ gender and race. We spend immeasurable amounts of energy fighting an event that will eventually triumph. Though it is noble not to give in easily‚ the most alive people I’ve ever met are those who embrace their death. They love‚ laugh and live more fully.” …by Andy Webster‚ Hospice Chaplain
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Hart’s theory and legal system Introduction One of the principal lessons of ‘The concept of law’ is that legal systems are not only comprised of rules‚ but founded on them as well. In contrast to Austin who had insisted that the sovereign makes all of the rules‚ Hart argued instead that the rules make the sovereign. In this essay‚ I would like to explain Hart’s theory and how the social rules are related to the legal system and rules of recognition. This essay has five parts. In the first part
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Cultural desituationism in the works of Gaiman ANNA C. CAMERON DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE‚ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 1. Cultural desituationism and neodialectic libertarianism If one examines Marxist capitalism‚ one is faced with a choice: either reject neodialectic libertarianism or conclude that the purpose of the reader is deconstruction‚ given that the premise of cultural desituationism is valid. The masculine/feminine distinction which is a central theme of Gaiman’s The Books of Magicemerges again
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JURISPRUDENCE Knowledge is a true justified believe of something. We use our linguistic intuition to figure out differences in meaning. And their uses seem to be already “there” for some reason (possibly linguistic intuition). Counter Example: An example that refutes or disproves a hypothesis‚ proposition‚ or theorem. We use Counter Example (Opposite scenario/extra condition) - to show that something is wrong i.e. that knowledge does not generally constitute true believe. Counter examples
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Hart’s Concept of Law: Positivist Legal Theory or Sociology? Glen Wright This paper will consider the extent to which HLA Hart can be said to have turned the positivist tradition of legal thought from positivism to a sociology of law. Hart ’s claim to be engaging in ’descriptive sociology ’ is first considered‚ followed by the submission that Hart ’s gesture towards natural law is distinctly sociological. The significance of the ‘critical reflective attitude’ is then discussed and‚ finally‚ the
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TOPIC ONE NATURE‚ FUNCTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF LAW Objectives of the course:• Enable the students to think in a more abstract or general fashion than is generally achieved in the study of specific areas of law and demonstrate the same in answering questions. • Enable the student to develop the willingness to question and think independently and to find out more in the study of law. • Discuss critically the definition of law • Explain the various scholars position on their attempt to define the
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Utilitarianism‚ Kantian Ethics‚ Natural Rights Theories‚ and Religious Ethics A “utilitarian” argument‚ in the strict sense‚ is one what alleges that we ought to do something because it will produce more total happiness than doing anything else would. Act utilitarianism (AU) is the moral theory that holds that the morally right action‚ the act that we have a moral duty to do‚ is the one that will (probably) maximize “utility” (happiness‚ welfare‚ well-being). AU is not to be confused with egoism
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Kraut R‚ Aristotle: political philosophy (OUP 2002) p125 [ 3 ] [ 8 ]. J.Nickel. Making Sense of Human Rights: Philosophical Reflections on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ (Berkeley; University of California Press‚ 1987) p8-10 [ 9 ] [ 12 ]. Finnis‚ John. Natural Law and Natural Rights‚ (Oxford; Clarendon Press‚ 1980) [ 13 ] [ 14 ]. Rasch. W. ‘ Human Rights As Geopolitics’( Cultural Critique 54 spring 2003) p139 [ 15 ] [ 16 ]. Cambell‚ Ewing and Tomkins‚ ‘Sceptical Essays on Human Rights’ (OUP
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The Illegal Fur Trade: A Modern Day Cruella DeVille If someone hears about puppies being caught to make coats for fashion they might think about the Disney villian ‘Cruella DeVille’ and probably not stop to entertain the thought that it just might be true. Well‚ it is. The fur trading industry is alive and kicking every day and every night. All types of animals are being murdered to make fur‚ from regal tigers to little hamsters and‚ most horrifyingly‚ domesticated cats and dogs. Some animals
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Jurisprudence From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the "jurisprudence" of courts‚ see Case law. "Concept of law" redirects here. For the book by H. L. A. Hart‚ see The Concept of Law. Philosophers of law ask "what is law?" and "what should it be?" Jurisprudence is the study and theory of law. Scholars of jurisprudence‚ also known as jurists or legal theorists (including legal philosophers and social theorists of law)‚ hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law‚ of legal reasoning
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