Philosophy 2080 Chapter Notes -Intentional Tort, Liability Insurance, Vicarious Liability
6 Nov 2013
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Law: entire body of state-enforced or legal rules (state has power ) Acquiesce the use of force delegate enforcement of laws to persons empowered by the state. Democracy voting as to who has authority & what authority they have. Judge-made law set of principles that judges, over time, have developed collectively based on decisions of particular cases of the past. Entails the body of legal principles that have evolved in the english common law system over 700 years. People expect a reason for decision over a case: first hurdle of seeing a decision as principled or with having a rational basis, reason should be rational. Not arbitrary: don"t want a judge to decide a case based on amicability treat everyone fair and equal. Binding on later judge must follow that decision. Only part of the decision that is binding is the reason for that decision. Everything else in the decision that is not binding things said by the way .
