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The Nature of Law and the Welsh and English Legal System
Quick questions on Law, morality and justice: the nature of law - WJEC A-Level Law
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What is the Hart-Devlin debate?Show answer
The central evaluative debate asks how far the law should enforce morality.
What is theories of justice?Show answer
Justice is the idea of fairness: giving each person their due and treating like cases alike. It has a distributive dimension (the fair allocation of benefits and burdens in society) and a corrective dimension (putting right a wrong). Key theories you can deploy include:
What is q1?Show answer
Give two differences between a legal rule and a moral rule. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
State the harm principle and name the theorist associated with it. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Discuss how far the law should enforce moral standards. [12 marks]
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