CRIM 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Feminist Legal Theory, Robert Latimer, Legal Realism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 332
• Professor: Nicole Myers

Document Summary

Related to concepts of equality, justice and rights. His priority was to put her out from pain. New trial in feb 1998 because of tampering from the jury. Constitutional exemption should be made for latimer by defense. Law is essentially grounded in a natural moral order . Ordinary human law is only law to extent conforms to this. An unjust law is no law at all (saint augustine) This law of nature is dictated by god himself, and as such, is superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries, and in at all times: no human laws are of any validity, if contrary to natural law . Core of naturalism: there can be no legally valid standards that conflict with the natural law, all valid laws derive what force and authority they have from natural law. Philosophical basis for the american and french revolutions.