PSYC 3310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Conduit, Marion Merrell Dow, Testability
24 Jan 2018
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Stare decisis- lower courts must follow the decision of higher courts. Supreme court of canada-binds all lower courts with a single ruling. Constitutional act (1867)- federal and provincial parliament have the constitutional authority to create courts. Louis riel-led ( arrested and tried for high treason)two resistences against the. Canadian government in order to preserve metis rights and culture. His accountability for his crimes was put into question. Brandeis brief muller vs oregon- legal document arguing that working long hours injured the health of mothers and children. Opened the door for the use of social science. Legal realism movement- reacted against the established order presented by. Code principles: (cid:498)natural law(cid:499) which thought judicial decisions were found in nature: law is (cid:498)a means to social ends and not an ends in itself(cid:499) Scientific conclusions are stated in terms of probability. No conclusion is final and current understandings are tentative and subject to revision. Emphasizes the application of abstract principles to specific cases.
