POLS 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: David Easton
13 Sep 2018
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Pols 1200 the politics of law readings week 1. Readings: the summary of the supreme court of canada"s decision in r. v. n. s. (2012, pages 127-135 of peter russell"s classic article entitled the politics of law in the windsor. Yearbook of access to justice, volume 11 (1991). The politics of law by peter russell: law is an integral part of political life. Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but if he be isolated from law and justice he is the worst of all. : david easton; modern political science , easton defines politics as the authoritative allocation of values . In a political system, people interact in order to elevate certain values above others. We make things a priority on a national scale with the expectation of protecting or achieving those values. Everyone has their own agenda in a sense, and it"s easy to believe they are simply engaged in this so called grubby struggle for power.
