SOSC 1375 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Omar Khadr, Legal Positivism, P16
26 Feb 2018
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Use omar khadr example for the tort law essay question q#7. Relate cases like hamilton, etc to the key terms if applicable. The official version of law: what the legal world would have us believe about itself that it is impartial, objective and neutral system for resolving social conflict and establishing justice (naffine as quoted in comack and balfour, 2004, p16). Pamela george example as razack mentions how she was dehumanized and racialized by three young white men and there was a notion that she was in prostitution and women in it often face this kind of violence. In reality, law is socially situated, is about power. Valverde and sealy describe the social construction of same and different, normal and abnormal. Separation thesis: law and morality are entirely two different things. This means that laws do not always coincide with moral values or moral codes doesn"t have to conform with any moral standard to be counted legally valid.
