LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Robert Latimer, Cerebral Palsy, Adversarial System
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Laws 1000 (8) law, morality and justice. Review: the canadian court system main concepts: Constitution act, 1867 & responsibilities re courts : defines the responsibilities of the various levels of government with regard to the creation of courts + administration of justice replicated. British system of inferior and superior courts and appeal courts + superimposed that system onto federal system three sources of authority. Open access: a belied that justice has to be seen to be done in a practical sense members of the public can walk in and watch trial keep justice accountable with limits (behave well) Ascott case people awaiting trial for too long simply walked away justice. Law reflects the dominant normative positions in society delayed is justice denied: normative positions about right" & wrong" reflect moral positions in society whenever we talk about law, we talk about right\wrong. *self defence is always about proportional force all about what is reasonable.
