SOC323H5 Lecture Notes - Murder Of Reena Virk, Patricia J. Williams, Uvb-76
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The law appears neutral most of the time. The law is a tool of oppression: the law isn"t always just or fair. The law is a way to strip things of their context: a way to silence particular things. Society isn"t just shaped by the law, society can shape the law as well. Silences in the reena virk case: how the law tries to deal with wrongs, what do you do when you have a wrongfully convicted. The idea of legal realism (sarat: the law on the books vs. the law on action o. For example: potlatch law: the law by just reading it seems oppressive. However it was more than just an oppressive tool. Isn"t always an oppressive thing but rather a part of everyday social relations. If you want to get into the store you had to press a buzzer for someone to let you in. The store clerk did not let her in.
