law reform

Question 1

what is law reform

Answer 1

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

Question 2

how do laws change

Answer 2

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

Question 3

the conditions that give the law a reason to rise

Answer 3

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

Question 4

agencies of reform

Answer 4

1. commissions
2. media
3. paralimenary committes

Question 5

mechanisms for law reform

Answer 5

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