LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: System On A Chip, Oncomouse, Intersectionality
1 Oct 2014
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How we know and understand the law and why it"s important. The role of violence and coercion (by a 3rd party) in the enforcement of law. The basic approaches conflict vs. consensus view. Difference between natural law and morality (the main characteristic of natural law is the belief that law comes from an outside force, separate from humanity) The social contract the people are free and they have rights, but they must give away a part of their freedom (i. e. violence) to the state and, in return, the people will be safe from violence against them. Thus, the state possesses the power of legal violence according to the social contract. If there were to be complete freedom, then society would be in a constant state of nature. Do not confuse the state with society. The state is the primary means by which the people represent themselves (in a democracy)
