LS101 Lecture 26: Law and Justice
30 Nov 2016
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John ross - believes that justice is all about fairness. Kelsen - individual attraction to following law. Euclid - describes things that are equal to the same thing are equal to one another. Mathematical principle can be used to understand equality. If we agree that a=b and b=c, then a=c. If we are all created by god, and you agree that we have reasons, we are then entitled to the same rights regardless of differences. One must distinguish between natural equality and social equality. Natural inequality is less relevant (birthplace, gender, etc. ) The question left relevent then, refers to why social institution establishes inequality. Law exists to cut down social inequality. Us declaration of independence 1776 - thomas jefferson. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal , that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
