SOSC 1375 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Canadian Judicial Council, Public Law, Narratology
2 Dec 2017
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Socio-legal studies is interested in the relationship of law and society both in the sense of how social norms and values underlie existing law, and in how law acts to shape social interactions and social change. Law is a socially embedded institution, and the letter of the law may be much less interesting than the reasons for its existence. Separation thesis (law and morality): laws are absolute rules prescribed by government representatives, while morality has to do with personal views on what is right or wrong. Natural law theory: law and nature cannot be separated, all human decisions are judged by a higher power, based on divine revelation and human reason. People strive to be good and should seek the meaning of truth by questioning the meaning and purpose of law. Public law: regulates the relationships between the state and individuals, or between states. Civil law: regulates the personal relationships between two private parties.
