CCT206H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Technology And Culture, Critical Legal Studies, Bicameralism
4 Jan 2018
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Cct208h5 - law, technology and culture (winter 2018) A rule established in a community by authority or custom. Part of the overall process of political decision making which has achieved somewhat more technical, more obvious, and more clearly defined ground rules othan other aspects of politics - constitutional process in canada. Important to consider: if you treat one person with these set of guidelines, you must apply the same to others (stability) Laws are social rules enacted by a sovereign authority. Systematic analysis of law based on logic and interpretation; practice of law should maintain fidelity to just legal principles rather than being applied in an arbitrary manner to specific contexts. Preserve separation between the practice of law and the practice of politics. Perspective of law that is almost not critical; starts with the assumption, if the law is already law, it must be rational (you don"t question its moral or ethicality). Complications are brought upon when exceptions are made.
