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Card 6

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"A set of beliefs, values, principles and standards of behaviour." (Phil Harris); "Determined by man's will, rather than law."

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Card 7

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"A body of rules fixed and enforced, issued by a sovereign political authority to an inferior and enforced by coercion." (John Austin)

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Card 8

Front

Law is a legal rule which, if made in the manner recognised by the legislative power of the state, is valid - irrespective of the morality of its content.

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Card 9

Front

The validity of man-made laws is contingent upon their compatibility with a higher, moral authority.

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Card 10

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The maxim coined by John Stuart Mill which states that an individual's private conduct can only be restricted where it brings harm to other individuals.

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