LS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Control, Social Change, Judicial Activism
18 Nov 2018
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Sociologists and researchers had different understandings of law. Legal pluralism: the existence of more than one legal system within a human geographical area. Norm: standard or pattern that is typical or expected; agreed upon standard or pattern; what you should/shouldn"t do; collective agreement; not all norms are laws. Customs: rules of conduct in defined situations; habitually or usual practice; generally specific to a particular place or society. Convention: rule of conduct that involves duty and obligation. Human rights - protecting minorities - gay marriage. Interaction between society and law; influences between the two. Laws and the legal system can be dysfunctional. Actions of representatives of people of the ourt (pre dent) Bijural system: coexistence of english common law and french civil law traditions. Roman law - emperor justinian in 6th century ce. Originated from king henry ii of england (circa 1154) Stare decisis: to stand by decided matters (latin) Had to get laws passed in the uk.
