POL SCI 145E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Network Layer, Habeas Corpus, Royal Forest
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3 layers evolved over hundreds of years. Constitution"s principle function was to bring about more justice. Criminal law associated with law and order and officers and in a way status quo. Conservatives want to go back to status quo ante. Whereas liberals are pushing for more social justice. Every state and territory and eventually fed government had the common law and statues of england. They did it as of a certain date. Ma did it from founding of colonies, oh did it day it was established. They took england laws and they drew a line on that date. Everything that came before that date is included in our laws. He wanted the power to be decentralized but changed his mind when he tried to actually implement it in virginia law. They excluded laws on the church, royalty. Even though you read a constitution thats short its grafted to english common law. Constitution constructed upon centuries of imperialism common law.
