LPP 255 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Specific Performance, Social Forces, Precedent
22 Oct 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Positivism: the theory that law is a set of rules adopted by the lawful authority governing the nation. Legal realist: those who hold that law is simply the body of rules enforced by courts and society. Law & economics movement: theory that law is the set of rules which express the choices of people in a free market system. Natural la(cid:449): la(cid:449) should refle(cid:272)t (cid:373)orality. (cid:862)right or (cid:449)ro(cid:374)g. (cid:863) Feminist jurisprudence: law has been dominated by males and needs to adjust to more accurately include female views. Social jurisprudence: law is the product of social forces. Historical jurisprudence: law is shaped by historical facts. Standard of proof in a criminal case: beyond a reasonable doubt. Substantive law: legal principles that define o(cid:374)e"s i(cid:374) the spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t areas. Procedural law: legal rules governing court processes and procedures. Actions at law: civil cases in which plaintiff seeks money damages.
