LAWS1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Judiciary Of Australia, Terra Nullius, Aust
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There are certain aspects of the rule of law that apply to most areas of the law that you will be taught this. The law is not retrospective and the law is enforceable. Changing law: the law does change because of, political and social change, the need to fix problems within the law, changing community values, pressure from lobby groups; and, bigger enough group to change, it will happen, changing technology. When people choose to do something: a legal choice is one that complies with the law, a(cid:374) ethi(cid:272)al (cid:272)hoi(cid:272)e is o(cid:374)e that is ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)all(cid:455) (cid:396)e(cid:272)og(cid:374)ised as (cid:858)good(cid:859) a(cid:374)d (cid:858)(cid:396)ight(cid:859). Law & ethics usually correspond, but: a decision that is legal may not always be ethical, and, a decision that is ethical may not always be legal. What (cid:373)akes this a(cid:396)ea e(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:373)o(cid:396)e (cid:272)o(cid:373)pli(cid:272)ated is that (cid:449)hat is (cid:858)ethi(cid:272)al(cid:859) (cid:272)a(cid:374) sig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)tl(cid:455) diffe(cid:396) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) to person: does(cid:374)(cid:859)t al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s go togethe(cid:396)
