PO210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Parliamentary Sovereignty, Legal Positivism, Cesare Lombroso
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Anti-terrorist laws, same-sex marriage, texting and driving, weed. What may have been the proper/right decision 50 years ago may or may not now be. Human behaviour and consequences or not following social norms. A specific type of law: state, criminal, etc. The machine: court house, judges, prosecutors, etc. Who imposes the law: police, court system, prosecutors, government, citizens, etc. The law is like a living tree (always changing, different branches, constantly growing, etc) Common law: legal system practised in many countries in the world, including most of canada (excluding quebec) and the united states. Common law is referring to the british tradition of law based on case establishing precedent as distinguished from statute law. Civil law: disputes between individuals are called private law, or civil law, and include such matters as tort law, contract law, and civil litigation. The legal system of roman tradition that is the most practised system of law in the world, including quebec and louisiana.
