CCT206H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Quebec Act, Feminist Theory
25 Apr 2019
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L"w is % rule est%blished in % community by %uthority to custom; % body of such rules (oxford reference diction%ry) P%rt of the over%ll process of politic%l decision m%king which h%s. %chieved somewh%t more technic%l, obvious, %nd more cle%rly defined ground rules th%n other %spects. L%w is % system th%t people need versus politics show wh%t people w%nt. L%w provides % set of rights th%t we need %s hum%n beings. Positivism: (leg%l) l%ws %re soci%l rules en%cted by % sovereign %uthority (closed ended system- secul%r perspective, hum%ns %s the origin%tors) System%tic %n%lysis of l%w b%sed on logic %nd interpret%tion sovereign: %n org%niz%tion h%s the ultim%te %uthority over its own %ff%irs. Ex%mple: p%rli%ment (legisl%tive br%nch) h%s the %uthority to m%ke/ unm%ke l%ws. Courts m%ke sure the l%ws %re used correctly. N"tur"l l"w: (divine context) %ssumes % strong link between l%w %nd mor%ls religious %uthority, coming from customs %nd pr%ctices. No gener%lly %ccepted mor%l system (people could be %theists, monotheistic)
