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Law and Society

Law in our Lives

Law in our Lives

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

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

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

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