LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ancient Germanic Law, Legal Culture, Indian Act
8 Dec 2015
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Laws protect the prevailing legal system: conservative dimension. Regulates the political system by modulating relations of power: it establishes authority (who is superordinate/subordinate) Relationships of power are not always against you, but allow you to have constructive relationship dimensions. Everything about yourself is a relationship of power what you do, wear, eat. What do we about conflict concerning order and authority. Ex: migrants bringing their families crossing borders to escape war now are being sent to jail, countries don"t want all of these new people. People caring what you think, respecting you, value. Power to make exceptions with the rules. If i make the rules, i can change them to fit what i do/want to do. It regulates the use and definition of spaces (private, public, military, indigenous laws) It regulates the use and definitions of relationships (interpersonal, sexual, marital, professional, business, political) It regulates your birth, education, sex life, marriage, salary, freedom, traveling and death.
