Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes -High Standard Manufacturing Company, Strategic Thinking, Best Interests

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Legal positivism (cid:120) a law is a law as long as it can be enforced: syrians killing their people, anti abortion in the states. Natural law (cid:120) human law is just the approximation of the natural law (cid:120) the moral code is out there, and we try and find it regardless if the human made laws enforce it. Social utilitarism (cid:120) measures of the law should be based on social utility (cid:120) laws have to serve the interest of society (cid:120) greatest happiness for the greatest number of people . Legal realists (cid:120) the law is arbitrary (cid:120) subject to human weakness and frailty (cid:120) (what the judge had for breakfast) Alternatives to litigation (cid:120) sums of money under ,000 are typically not worth fighting in trial: lawyer costs and court costs take up more than this, you"ll. Remedies: (cid:120) equitable remedies: injunctions (cid:131) forcing a party to do something, ex.