AHSS*1150 - quiz #1.pdf

Traditional legal theories Legal positivism - The law is the law - Separation of law and morality Natural law - Judeo-christian roots, their conceptions of social life - Legal realism - Law developed from social, political, and economic bases as well as doctrine (set societal belie...

Traditional legal theories Legal positivism - The law is the law - Separation of law and morality Natural law - Judeo-christian roots, their conceptions of social life - Legal realism - Law developed from social, political, and economic bases as well as doctrine (set societal beliefs) Marxist - Socio-economic, unequal distribution of wealth Contemporary legal theories Critical legal - purposes , values, and assumptions of legal system - Current relevance, rationales, and validity Feminist - Language and logic of law reinforce male values, perpetuate male power structures Anarchist - Communitarian ethic (group over individual) Libertarian - Opp, celebrate rights of individuals (individual over group) Indigenous perspectives Recognize… - Traditional and original owners of land - Their cultural values - Their forms of government - diversity among their systems of law and legal approaches - diminishing inequalities within canadian justice system