SOSC 2350 Midterm: FINAL ESSAY FOR SOSC 2350
2 Oct 2017
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There have been a number of legal cases in which judges have argued that social context should be a contributing element in the process of judicial decision-making. Based on r. v. ipeelee, discuss to what extent judges should take social context into consideration when making legal judgements. With respect to the case, the essential elements are contained from the beginning of the case (p. 433) to the start of cases cited (top of p 440): v. ipeelee, [2012] 1 s. c. r. All across the world, many communities face persecution in various ways. In canada, aboriginal rights have become problematic and the community has faced severe discrimination. Canada"s diversity is ever so increasing, and to prevent the inequality amongst various communities, we need to use social context to a certain degree when making legal decisions. In every legal system, there always seems to be problems and whether communities/groups are treated equally.
