LS 300- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 34 pages long!)

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Legal Studies
• Course: LS300
• Professor: Rashmee Singh

Document Summary

How laws effect people on micro and macro levels interpersonal vs societal structure. Understanding the effects of using law as an instrument of social justice and a remedy for social problem course focus. Science and law go to experts to learn what is truthful try to unpack this and create fundamental ideas about the law. Not a (cid:862)(cid:271)la(cid:272)k letter la(cid:449)(cid:863) (cid:272)ourse (cid:894)you (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t lear(cid:374) a(cid:271)out this stuff i(cid:374) la(cid:449) s(cid:272)hool(cid:895) - not going to be learning specific laws going to be theoretical course. Social order maintain order especially criminal law. Corruption, inequality (cid:373)a(cid:374)y do(cid:374)"t (cid:271)elie(cid:448)e the syste(cid:373) is just. When we talk about law, we are not just talking about legal rules. Rather, we are concerned with principles and concepts. Questioning the majestic presence of law: the wizard of oz: pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Wizard = law intimidation of the law, but once you reveal the truth of the law it is not as intimidating.