Units 2-3 Concepts of Law Flashcards
Decision Making (7)
1) discretion
2) strategy
3) tactic
4) tenacity
5) authority
6) a priori
7) scientific method
Concepts of Law (6)
1) foundation
2) purpose
3) argument
4) flexibility
5) judging
6) discretion
wolfden report
1957 UK - legalized private acts of prostitution and homosexuality
Kohlbergs Moral Stages
1) Preconventional
-satisfy individual needs
-avoid punishment
2) Conventional
-be kind
-respect authority
3) Postconventional
-advocate for values
-follow ethical principles
Social Contract Theory
examines society without govt.
(we accept govt because we want…)
-protection (Hobbes)
-rights (Lawke)
-fairness (Rawles)
Legitimacy
public willingness to accept laws and recognize authority
Empiricism
belief that answers should be derived from data
Steps of the scientific method
Make an observation
Gather background information
Create a hypothesis
Perform a test
Analyze the results/conclusion
Private Morality
individual beliefs of right/wrong that guide our decisions
Public Morality
the majorities views on what is right/wrong
Idealism
evaluation decisions based on principles
Pragmatism
evaluation decisions based on facts
Interpretivism
based on the belief that reality is subjective and socially constructed
-laws not imposed from the outside
Naturalism (Natural Law)
universal truths
-do not account for morality
-true/right “because they are”
Legal Paternalism
belief that laws exist to protect citizens
