SOSC 1375 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Canadian Judicial Council, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Medicalization
16 Oct 2015
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Separation thesis (law and morality): law and morality do not coincide except for penumbral cases, in which governments are making law and may involve morality. Natural law theory: natural law theory is a philosophical and legal belief that all humans are governed by basic innate laws, or laws of nature, which are separate and distinct from laws which are legislated. Legal positivism: law is only law if it is written down or established by writing and adopted by government and political institutions. Public law: regulates the relationships between the state and individuals, or between states. Civil law: regulates the personal relationships between two private parties. Procedural law: outlines the steps and procedures involved in protecting and enforcing the rights given under substantive law, i. e. the rules of court, etc. Constitutional law: laws establishing the make-up of government and the division of powers between federal and provincial governments. Administrative law: governs the activities of administrative agencies of government.
