LY100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ventriloquism, Social Forces, Cognitive Psychology
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~ brooks - law has implicitly recognized the power of storytelling in the courtroom. ~ ewick and silbey - people have diff levels of awareness, we may or may not be conscious of it. Things that trouble you troubles you seek official help resolving consult a lawyer. Press charges/file a claim go to court file an appeal. ~ what are limits to studying law by just looking at formal legal institutions/actions. Every case can be interpreted differently, mitigating factors. ~ legal effectiveness - question of whether law is doing what it is set out to do. (did it work?) ~ legal effects - what does a law actually do. ~ legal consciousness - one of the most important aspects of law - through our behaviour we shape the law and vice versa. Institutions are a result of individual preference or ideas (aggregate) What we believe is an outcome of broad structures in society. Marxism - product of relations of production.
