Law and Morality Flashcards 0.0 / 5 ? LawLaw of TortA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Luke BartholomewCreated on: 16-05-13 14:32 What is a moral? A set of beliefs, values or principles of standards of behaviour which you are not required to follow by the state 1 of 20 What did Immauneul Kant state about morals? "Morality is done for its own sake and not because you fear puinishment 2 of 20 What did French Socilogist, Durkheim states? It would be impossible to find a single set of moral values that are acceptable to every memeber of society 3 of 20 What is a case for who's morals are right? Gillick v West Norfolk (contraception for underage girl) 4 of 20 What is a law? The system or rules which recognized as reuglating the actions of people and the enforcement of pentalies 5 of 20 What did Thomas Hobbes state that law is? "Law is the formal glue that holds fundamentaly disorganised societies together" 6 of 20 What did Karl Marx state law is? "Law is a capitalist tool of oppression" 7 of 20 What did Hart state klaw is? "The union of primary secondary rules" 8 of 20 What is an example of a primary rule? Theft Act 1968 9 of 20 What is an example of a secondary rule? The process to create acts. 10 of 20 When did Devlin state the law should intervene? "when the reasonable mans feels intolreance, indiganation or disgust 11 of 20 What did Devlin stated would happen if homosexuality was legalised? and What was Harts response? "Increase the chances of disintegreation of society" and "it was ridciolous to suggest that..." 12 of 20 What was Devlin's view on private acts? "Immoral private acts should be subject to legal sanaction" 13 of 20 What did Hart say about the Wolfden Report 1957? "State had no right to intervene with private morality and it is wrong to punish people when no harm is caused" 14 of 20 What is an example of a legal rule changing a moral view? Race Relations Act 1965 15 of 20 What is an example of a moral rule that influenced a change in the law? R v R 16 of 20 What would Devlin say about the ruling R v Bourne? Yes, because bring morals into the law but No because catholics against abortion 17 of 20 What did Oliver Holmes state? We don't need lawyers because judges should just be able to apply the law" 18 of 20 What does natural law say about law and morality? Legal rules which do not conform with moral rules should be ignored 19 of 20 What does positivism say about law and morality? Law should always be obeyed even if they are not liked are in conflict with morality 20 of 20
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