HUMA 1825 Lecture Notes - Morality, Eckville, Circular Definition
4 Feb 2013
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The theoretical readings: mill, devlin, and dworkin. R v. butler: the reason why we"re having this is two fold: Once we master the methodology, it is the identical methodology in the butler case. Once you master and can manipulate these skills, it"s good for all constitutional law cases: this is going to be a gentle question, if you read the case carefully, you will be fine. The first segment of this course asked about the nature of law and the relationship of law and morality. This segment deals with legal moralism it involves the use of the criminal law to legislate morality: to make laws about morality in particular, to make laws about sexual morality. The criminal law in this area is used to criminalize activities that some people consider harmless (prostitution: others would say that these activities are immoral and harmful.
