SOSC 1375 Lecture Notes - Sue Rodriguez, O. J. Simpson, Roland Barthes
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Law and everyday life: legal consciousness and law as narrative. Sword symbolizes the power of the state. Scale symbolizes balance: blindfold symbolizes not being able to see any biases. She is a woman because women were seen as intelligent. Justice and law might coincide: but it might not (e. g. crime of necessity) It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong voltaire. Is the always one just answer in a legal dispute: dobson vs. dobson case, the child was not considered as a person yet. Purpose: to give examples of how law and justice are not always the same thing. Substantive law procedural law (statute law and (rules) Substantive law - consists of all laws that set out the rights and obligations of persons. Public law regulates the relationships between the state and individuals, or between states. Property law - deals with issues between individuals over land/renting. Labour law - deals with all relationships between employers and employees.