70102 Final: 70102 Foundations of Law Notes - D
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Law is a means of ordering society and resolving disputes (cid:498)law equals the rules created and recognised by the legal institutions of the state(cid:499) Law informs societal expectations of morality and in turn morality informs law (should their be a distinction?) What we think the law is, is informed by our upbringing and broader perceptions of what is just and how society is arranged. There are some instances in which obeying the law has much worse consequences than disobeying the law. (example: self-defense person has to harm another individual in order to ensure their safety/survival) # before acronym refers to volume number. Mcbain v victoria or re mcbain (2000) 99 fcr 116; 177 alr 320. Mcbain v the state of victoria and others [2000] fca 1009. Amicus curiae someone who is not a party to the case and is not solicited by a party, but who assist in court by offering information that bears on the case.
