Balencing Conflicting Intereste Flashcards
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Define balancing conflicting interests
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To ensure all interests are considered and balanced to produce a just results
Eg. Claimant wants to sue for compensation but d doesn’t want to pay compensatory damages as they aren’t the cause
2
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Marx theory
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To achieve justice and fairness there must be a valence of conflicting interests or society will be oppressive
3
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Bentham theory
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So achieve maximum happiness there must be balance in different interests in society
4
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Jhering theory
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Law acted as a mediators between competing interests and society needs to regulate conflicts