Hobbes says morality does not exist in society until the making of a social contract. ... Morality is created at the time when this social contract is created because it comes with the understanding that before this contract, humans are in a state of war. The end goal of surrendering the certain rights in the social contract is peace. ... Members of society would have submitted their rights to this leader through social contract. ... There is a code or social contract in place in Locke's society that is set for everybody to follow regardless of who you are. ...

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Socially Constituted and Socially Defined Law An argument against the idea of Natural Law The idea of natural law has been long debated in the subject of jurisprudence. ... They believe that law is socially defined and socially agreed upon; therefore natural law does not exist. ... Without a contracted, written understanding of law and its consequences, there is no reason for people to follow rules or be civil. ... This is a socially defined system of lawmaking. ... Laws are socially constructed and socially defined. ...

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For John Locke, government was a social contract between those who are governed and those who were appointed to be in authority to govern others. ... This therefore led to a proposal by "Locke" from the initial state of nature to a situation where people form a government (social contract) to try and defend the rights and claims of the property. ... This leads to the formation of a government or a social contract between the people and those who are democratically chosen to represent the others. ... "Individuals must keep their contracts (once their contracts are binding)." ... How John Locke ...

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However, first the employment relationship itself must be examined, and the three dominating factors that determine this relationship, the economical, legal and social factors. ... Individual law refers directly to employer/employee relations and this is set out in an agreement known as the contract of employment. ... The most rapidly dominating force in the employment relationship is the social factor. ... When there has been a discrepancy in the employment contract, from either party, it is known as a breach of contract. ... However, the rights of both the employer and the employee are not s...

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Though the Magna Carta was based on agreement between the king and the nobles, and did not include the majority of the English people, it laid the foundation for social contract. This meant that if either side broke the contract, it would no longer be valid12. ... The Magna Carta ensured the rule of law by binding the king and nobles in explicit written contract and became a symbol of liberty and constitution government for future generations. ... It asserted that powers of parliament are superior to those of the king and that government is based upon contract between the rulers and ...

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Although it is not written or verbalized, this could be considered a contract. Without the law, a contract would not be binding or valid. ... It helps us to consistently base our decisions on the patterns of social morality that we see within society. ...

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Because of the absence of social security women are not allowed to take maternity leave or pay if they return to work after birth. The factories do not give regular employment contracts, to avoid social responsibilities. ... The temporary contract will be renewed continuously. ... The idea to check, that each step of the social and environmental performance done in the factories of their supply chain is correct. ... Fashion brands need to take responsibility for its factories and develop higher standards for safety and health, as well as contracts. ...

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The first function of law is to enforce social control. ... These laws are made according to social conditions and attitudes that are constantly changing. ... The next function of law is to maintain the social order of a society. ... Without laws governing certain business practices such as contracts, the free enterprise system would fall apart taking the American economy with it. ... Laws are made to enforce social control, express public opinion and morality, deter criminal behavior, punish wrongdoing, maintain the social order, and to discourage revenge. ...

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Section 3 AJA 1999 provides the LSC with sufficient jurisdiction to undertake inquiries, to make contracts, loans and investments, and accordingly advise the Lord Chancellor. ... It is founded in the similar way as the CLS, by the issue of franchise contracts, grants or loans or through the establishing and maintaining of advice and assistance bodies. ... Although there are salaried defenders (known as Public Defenders) working for the CDS, a defendant may chose an independent lawyer, but only from those firms which have secured a contract with the LSC. ... Carter's fundamental proposal i...

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Although the decision is the first step towards protecting workers, it is still unjust because it interferes with the freedom of contract between employers and employees and the court reinforces the patriarchy gender formation, enhances the dominant ideology of male supremacy rather than remedy class inequalities. ... At the end of the nineteenth century, America moved from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era where the social activists, politicians, and professionals called for social reforms in order to deal with the social problems associated with the rapid industrial growth. ... Rawls de...

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Cuba has devastating economic and social effects that deny letting people exercise their basic human rights and are in need. ... Social damages affecting the population concerning food, health, education, culture, and sports. ... x=5977|1||||hotels|AA1VDw">hotels, because the lawyers thought that the contracts had been made under the Helms Burton Law. ...

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Private law involves disputes between private citizens or entities, for example, contract law, family law and probate laws. ... Australian law states that no person can legally marry until the age of 18, or have sex until the age of 16, and it is socially unacceptable for people to have numerous partners. ... Types of punishment included revenge, social ridicule, ostracism, insulting, spearing (aimed at the leg, but sometimes resulted in death) and death by sorcery. ...

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Sergeant at the Law The Sergeant at the Law was a person of wisdom and knew the law extremely well. He "knew of every judgment, case and crime recorded, ever since King William's time. He could dictate defenses or draft deeds," He was obviously hardworking and wise, and gained a lot of respect. "...

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It is not uncommon nowadays to apply very weak distinctions in order to be freed from rules laid down in earlier times under different social, political or economic conditions. An example would be the leading case in Balfour v Balfour a husband promised to pay his wife ₤30 per month maintenance during a period of enforced separation, he failed to pay and the wife sued him for breach of contract. It was held that her claim failed because agreements between spouses are not enforceable as contracts since nit is not envisaged that such agreements will have legal consequences. ... She sued...

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The lives of freedmen changed socially, economically, and politically during 1865-1896, because freedmen now had civil rights, sharecropping became popular in the South, and segregation occurred throughout the country. ... In the article, Sharecropping, it states, "In an effort to regulate their labor force confederate state legislatures soon passed restrictive legislation denying black legal equality and political rights, and requiring them to sign yearly labor contracts" (pg. 1). Lastly, Freedmen's lives changed socially due to segregation. ... This changed Freedmen's l...

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However, in 399 BCE, Socrates argued that civil disobedience is never appropriate, and was so convinced that his philosophy, or social contract theory, was completely justified that he chose a to die rather than to live in order to become an example for others who would be faced with the same situation. ... Socrates states that after establishing his own implicit contract with the government he believes in the validity of the decision made by the courts. ... In analyzing the differences between civil disobedience and lawbreaking preparing ourselves perhaps for a day when we are called upon in...

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(B,C,D,G,H)As far as social standings goes, the man of law was a member of the middle class; which at that time was rapidly rising. With his profession being a lawyer, his responsibilities included acting as a judge and drawing up contracts. ... The lack of description could also suggest that there was nothing extravagant or out of the ordinary about this man; therefore, reiterating the fact of his social class. ...

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The courses that need to be taken when deciding to become a lawyer usually include English, history, economics, social sciences, logic, and public speaking (The Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocation Guidance 386). ... They also have the ability to make wills, mortgages, and contracts for their clients (384). ... In civil law, attorneys assist clients with litigations, wills, trusts, contracts, mortgages, titles, and leases" (48). ...

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Has marriage stopped to be either a business or profound contract, and become more natural, and household, as our desires change? ... A typical abstain among those contending against permitting same-sex marriage is that doing so would modify a long-standing trans-social meaning of marriage. ...

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Private law deals with problems that relate to such things as the loaning of money, divorce, a contract, or an accidental harming of another individual. ... Justice is loosely defined as an end result that should achieve social happiness and create the best possible relationship between man and state however, no matter how the law is perceived justice is not in it. ...

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"Young people are forced to create their own "speakeasies" in secret locations where they, too, must gulp their alcohol in the absence of moderating social control." ... When people turn 18 they are responsible enough to vote, go to war, have kids, and enter into contracts, but not to drink. ...

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So the legal facts are determined by social facts alone with no relevance of moral facts. ... All law is grounded in social facts, which are descriptive not normative. ... So law becomes descriptive of the social state of the community. ... All rules need not impose obligations, there might be rules such as that relating to wills or contract which enable us to do something. ... No morality in law, based on social facts. 11. ...

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Punishments were given depending on the social status of the victim and the attacker (Brians). ... The tables also address subjects including property rights, hearings, and contracts, unlike the Code of Hammurabi. ... The capitulary completely reorganized their social system atop of a very foreign new religion after being forcefully conquered. ...

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Hobbes and Locke provide the answers to this question in the form of a social contract. ... The constitution owes its legitimacy to the Declaration of Independence, which all but quotes Locke's views of the social contract. ...

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In revealing how the problems that arise in tort and criminal law as well as distributive justice invite structurally parallel solutions, the author also shows the deep connection between individual responsibility and social equality. ... One of the central claims of the book is that individual responsibility and social equality need to be understood together. ... In reading the book I found that Ripstein had a unique approach that could plausibly be extended to explain and justify contract law. ...

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