POLS 3300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Padlock, Roman Law, Padlock Law
4 Dec 2017
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Pols 3130 - policy and politics lecture 1. Politics: deciding who gets what, when and how, process by which authoritative decisions are made about who gets what in society. Public policy: what go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts do , setting objectives and deciding on the means to achieve objectives are key parts of public policy, ex. Impaired driving fines/demerit points/suspension etc. (ensure safety: series of decisions made by public authorities to address a problem or interrelated set of problems. ** important** - 3 question on final exam: Theories of law: theories address what is or what should be the natural and function law, natural law, positive law given by the sovereign should conform to a higher set of moral principles ex. 10 commandments: plato, aristotle, st. thomas quinas, john locke. What(cid:859)s the link: morris duplessis padlock law any building in quebec that seemed to be housing unwanted individuals would be padlocked. (cid:858)
