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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Excerpts from John Locke [pp. 1-6], and Edmund Burke [pp. 7-11] from this document. This should be regarded as necessary reading for answering the Questions on Locke and Burke. Excerpts From John Locke, Second Treatise of Government: CHAPTER II: LIBERTY AND EQUALITY: [II.4-5 4. To understand political power aright, and derive it from its original, we must consider what estate all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of Nature, without asking leave or de...

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These ever-changing systems of legal processes, rules, and theories are typically reflective of the society's cultural make-up, beliefs, and level of social advancement. ... Black's Law Dictionary purports a crime to be, " social harm that the law makes punishable; the breach of a legal duty treated as the subject matter of a criminal proceeding" and criminal law as, "the branch or division of the law which treats of crimes and their punishments." ... This is in stark contract to the restorative justice approach and this is not to say that it is the most effective in reducing cri...

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This suggests that any contract with a legal binding (example medical consent) involving a child is to be signed by the biological parent or legal guardian (DH, 1989). ... It is essential for all healthcare practitioners to recognize that social constructionism influence everyone's belief about health and illness. ... Considering the psychological effect of imposing treatment against the wish of the individual with "parental responsibility" may cause harm or depression and social withdrawal or as serious as suicide. ...

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The extension of labour rights as a form of human right is a fairly modern philosophical and legal exercise. According to Kolben, "a large and growing number of labor law and industrial relations scholars have argued that labor rights ought to be understood and conceptualized as fundamental human r...

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