CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, John Stuart Mill, Dominion Police
9 May 2016
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Liberty is the belief that people should be able to do whatever they wants and pursue their pleasures as long as they don"t impinge someone on their pleasures. Individual liberty is justifiably limited to prevent one from causing harm to others. We have the right to limit the liberty to harm individuals. Advanced by john stuart mill in on liberty (1859) Principle of subsidiarity a matter ought to be handled by the lowest or the smallest or least centralized authority which is capable of addressing matter effectively. Individual liberty is justifiably limited to prevent one from causing harm to self. 2 types of legal paternalism: soft- state acts as father, it tells you what you can or cannot do. 2)hard- when its justifiable to restrict your liberties. State can force you to do something that will benefit yourself more than you are in current position such as rehabilitation. Individual liberty is justifiably limited if the person acts immorally.
