Law is necessary for the effective operation of a society as it ensures the protection of a population and certifies that justice is fair. The law is essential as if it was non-existent‚ society would descend to anarchy. The law is in place to protect the whole of society‚ especially weaker individuals or groups within a community. Another reason that law is fundamental‚ is it provides equity and fairness within society; however‚ this is not always accurate as a number of aspects can result in an
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◦Case 1.1‚ Chapter 1‚ Question 4 (pp. 37-39): Made in the U.S.A.-Dumped in Brazil‚ Africa‚ Iraq... If no law is broken‚ is there anything wrong with dumping? If so‚ when is it wrong and why? Do any moral considerations support dumping products overseas when this violates U.S. law? Companies within the United States have developed products that have been found to be hazardous: cause liver cancer‚ birth defects‚ tubular births‚ stunted growth‚ etc. The FDA has found these products to be harmful‚ thus
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“Civil Disobedience” (scroll down to page 3 read the essay) Objectives: make judgments; evaluate author’s ideas; paraphrase text Essential Question #30: Which is harder to follow laws or conscience? Why? A) “civil” “disobedience” civility “dis” not civilized “obey” listen civilization 1 related to ordinary citizens 1 failure or refusal to follow the rules/laws 2 not military or religious 3 courteous‚ polite B) 3 Types: a. Integritybased (morals; ex: religious intolerance)
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Gissubel Hart’s Rule of Recognition and American Law According to Hart‚ a rule of recognition is the basis on which a society deems its laws to be valid. It is the reason for people in a society to act in accordance with primary and secondary rules set forth by the governing power. The primary justification for adherence to law is interpreted as the rule of recognition‚ for it defines obligation to such law as a standard for society. This foundation provides criteria for the validation of law and‚ though
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Henry David Thoreau wrote in his book Civil Disobedience: "Must the citizen ever for a moment‚ or in the least degree‚ resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience then? I think that we should be men first‚ and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law‚ so much as for the right. The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right." (Henry David Thoreau Quotes) This is the quote which I had at the top
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INTRODUCTION There has been debate over the Rule of Law suggesting a separation between the rules by law and rules made by mere power of a ruler. In the days of Aristotle and Plato‚ there was a clear distinction between rules and rule by mere power. These distinctions will be discussed below‚ detailing the benefits and defects of both types of rules. More recently‚ the Rule of Law encompasses both rules (mainly Statutes) and judiciary-made rules. Statutes are necessary to limit judges’ ultra vires
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Constitution‚ which declares it to be Secular‚ Socialist‚ Republic and at the same time we are governed by Rule of Law. Law is the supreme authority which confers rights to its citizens and under which most important is the “Equality before the law” and “Equal protection of Law”. The constitution of India has been made the supreme law of the country and other laws are required to be in conformity with it. Any law which is found in violation of any provision of the constitution‚ particularly‚ the fundamental
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The rule of law is a key constitutional principle that is the basis of legal justice. In explaining the legitimacy of the law‚ it stands as the cornerstone principle of the UK constitution. Given the fact that the UK does not have a codified constitution that establishes “the arrangements by which it is to be governed‚ nor does it have a set of core values by which the state is to be run” it has been described as “an integrated expression of historical experience conferring a unified meaning on
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paper called “Drones and the International Rule of Law” by Rosa Brooks‚ it can be concluded that the paper is about the challenges for the International Rule of Law due to the implementation of Drones by the U.S. that neither fits into current Internationally accepted UN charters nor Geneva Conventions. Author’s stance is not clear because she seems to be criticizing drone strikes of the U.S.‚ however she rejects that it is a violation of International Law‚ rather she claims the U.S. is trying to put
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Oscar Wilde’s quote‚ “Disobedience in the eyes of anyone who has read history‚ is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made‚ through disobedience and rebellion‚” means that with disobedience many rights movements can progress. This statement is valid‚ we can prove this through the history of our nation. Our country would not even exist if the early peoples of the thirteen colonies did not revolt against the British. The British had employed heavy taxes on the
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