CRM/LAW C10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Immanuel Kant, Judicial Activism, Jeremy Bentham
19 Apr 2016
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Writing assignment due april 21: find an article of a law and identify the source what type it is. Constitutions: set up a basic framework or structure of government, set forth the powers that different branches of government have. Legislation: bills passed into law by legislatures, elected representative bodies, given powers to pass laws by the constitution. Case law/judicial precedent: interpretation of other laws. Interpret the constitution as providing that law: common law special kind of law that is created solely by judicial precedent. Natural rights is simple nonsense: natural and imprescriptible fights, rhetorical nonsense nonsense upon stilts. : jeremy bentham, you can violate someone"s rights if it"s a benefit to society as well. How would a libertarian argue for a law allowing the sale of organs: yes. It"s your body, you"re not violating anyone else"s rights. How would a libertarian argue against a law allowing the sale of organs: no.
