law reform Flashcards

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what is law reform

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Law reform refers to the process by which laws change  but it’s more than change because “reform” tends to indicate an improvement.

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how do laws change

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  1. conditions that give rise to law reform including changing social values, new concepts of justice, new technology
  2. agencies of reform including law reform commissions, parliamentary committees, the media, non-government organisations
  3. mechanisms of reform including courts, parliaments, United Nations
    intergovernmental organizations
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the conditions that give the law a reason to rise

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CRAZY – changing social values.
COWS – changing composition of society.
NEED – new concepts of justice
FOOD – failure of existing law
IN – international law
NEWCASTLE – new technology

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agencies of reform

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  1. commissions
  2. media
  3. paralimenary committes
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mechanisms for law reform

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*courts
*parliaments
*intergovernmental organisations, including the United Nations
*other agencies

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