SOSC 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Kent Roach, Imagined Community, Taylor Report

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 2350
• Professor: Tanja Juric

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Is he sure about the role of litigation he is saying it is premature. Discuss his idea about litigation and social change. How lit has to do social change after the charter. He is saying it is premature not asserting that chater opened up litigation for social change. And how charter opened up for litigation and social movement. Gay and lesbian movements egal change in society for the lgbt. They go to court they litigate for social change. Resulted in changing 69 regulations after social movement for lgbt rights. Charter litigation is not the primary means for making social change. Charter has not opened up too much litigation. Charter litigation not a platform for making policy, its to reconcile individual and public interests. Minority groups still have difficulty accessing courts/legal resources. Von savigny-changes in society are reflected into law, not law determines social change. Have to say about kent roach argument and mariam smith argument.