LWSO 203 Lecture Notes - H. L. A. Hart, Feminist Legal Theory, Volksgeist
12 Mar 2013
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Standards of behaviour are also set in other norms (social norms, family norms, morality: relevant to government - through the law, citizens need to hold the government accountable for their actions (through laws) General features of law: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Prescribe certain behaviour (tells you what you can/can"t do) General (apply to society as a whole; orders are specific) Created and enforced by the state (an authority that has the right to punish you if you fail to comply) Internalization aspect it is right to follow the law because we believe is right: externalization aspect enforcement by an outside source if one fails to comply. Key concept: different legal theories provide different explanations for the existence and authority of law as well as for the nature of law: natural law theory. Key concepts: moral universalism as part of the natural world, universal moral. Its power and authority comes from moral principles.
