CJL 3038 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Group Conflict, Social Change, Dependent And Independent Variables

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Law is a formal means of social control. Explicit rules and officials to enforce and interpret those rules. Legal institutions are responsible for creating and maintaining rules and norms. Dispute settlement: alternative to other means of dispute resolution. Law offers a formal means of resolving disputes. Will use adjudication and mediation (legally binding means of settlement) Social change: law functions as a mechanism for social change. Going to change the way we behave in society. Social change is a way to institutionalize a norm behavior and will reflect society"s new values. Can be caused by social unrest and thought of whether or not the law reflects our values. Defn by weber: defined law as coercive order; an order that has the potential backing of the full force of the state. Ideally, each citizen is equal in the eyes of the law. Donald black looked at law as a social control and a dependent variable.

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