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Law and Society

Law and Society. Law in our Lives. Law in our Lives. Rules versus Laws. Rules resemble laws There can be penalties for breaking established rules Rules however, are not enforced by the courts You can avoid rules but not laws, regardless of your opinion about them. Law and Morality.

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Law and Society

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  1. Law and Society Law in our Lives

  2. Law in our Lives

  3. Rules versus Laws • Rules resemble laws • There can be penalties for breaking established rules • Rules however, are not enforced by the courts • You can avoid rules but not laws, regardless of your opinion about them

  4. Law and Morality • The laws of society reflect the values and beliefs of the people living in that society • As a society’s values change, so does the law • Our laws reflect our accepted standards of right and wrong • Society cannot always agree to the same moral codes and standards

  5. Rule of Law • Individuals must recognize and accept that the law is necessary to regulate society • The law applies equally to everyone without exception • No one in our society has the rights to exercise unrestricted power to take away our rights except in accordance with the law

  6. Which of the following would be an abuse of the Rule of Law? • A stockbroker is arrested for insider trading • An off-duty police officer is not charged by a fellow officer for speeding • The premier is charged for assault after pushing a protester out of the way • A local politician gets his or her grass cut by the parks and recreations department • Protesters are arrested after storming the provincial legislature

  7. Which of the following would be an abuse of the Rule of Law? • A stockbroker is arrested for insider trading • An off-duty police officer is not charged by a fellow officer for speeding • The premier is charged for assault after pushing a protester out of the way • A local politician gets his or her grass cut by the parks and recreations department • Protesters are arrested after storming the provincial legislature

  8. Law and Justice • The ultimate goal of law is justice for all • Ensuring equality for all may actually be unjust • To ensure justice the idea is to treat like cases alike and different cases differently • We consider a law unjust if it discriminates on the basis of irrelevant characteristics • Justice is impartial

  9. Law and Justice • We consider a law unjust if it discriminates on the basis of irrelevant characteristics • Justice is impartial regardless of people’s status • The law itself should conform to society’s values and beliefs

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