PO210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Undue Influence, Statutory Interpretation, Clean Hands
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The law can refer to the system of justice through the state"s threat of punishment under a particular structure of government. It can refer to the legislation and written documents behind the court system (including regulations, proclamations, the. It can refer to the fields of law, such as contract law or criminal law. It can also refer to the structure of the system, including all the players of the courtroom: different views of the law (natural law, legal positivism, judicial realism) Morality can not be divorced from law, but they have to be understood together. There is a link between law and morality, and an unjust law must not be followed. The answers can be found in the natural world with a fixed order. Law is divorced from morality, and all can be explained through science, measurement and logic. One must look at the law mechanically to determine the answers. Morality does not provide the solutions to legal problems.
