LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Industrial Revolution, Restorative Justice, Miscarriage Of Justice
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The ruling class and the separation of powers. How the law is structured- class systems. Legislative bodies create statutes i. e- the criminal code, privacy act, income tax act. One criminal law for all of canada - belongs to national government. Things can be illegal without being criminal. Provincial deals with illegal but not criminal acts. Make people impartial by having the separation of powers. There is an influence of the state on the class systems. The state influences our daily lives - the law. Controls and sets up the class systems. We accept living in a capitalist society. Against the interest of the powerful companies. Ideology; own set of rules and values which influences how we see the law. If you don"t follow the rules- you get a punishment. Supposed to be applied evenly- however, they don"t they distinguish the class systems even more. General beliefs and aims of the society. There is a general understanding- a belief system.