1.2 LAW AND SOCIETY PPT – FRAMEWORK NOTES
Law 12
Name_______________
Rules versus Laws
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 You can avoid rules but not the law
Law and Morality
 The laws of society reflect the values and beliefs of the people living in that society
 As a society’s
 Our laws reflect our accepted
 Society cannot always agree to the same ______________________________
Rule of Law
 Individuals must recognize and accept that the law is necessary to______________ society
 The law applies ______________________________________
 No one in our society has the rights to exercise unrestricted power to take away our rights
except in accordance with the law
Which of the following would be an abuse of the Rule of Law?
 A stockbroker is arrested for ____________________________
 An off-duty police officer is not charged by a fellow officer for speeding
 The premier is charged for __________________ 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 ___________________________________________
Law and Justice
 The ultimate goal of law is __________________________________________
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 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 ______________________
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 The law itself should conform to society’s values and beliefs