Law and Justice (OCR A-Level Law): Flashcards
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Aristotle's 2 key concepts of justice
Aristotle's 2 key concepts of justice
Distribution and proportionality
Proportionality in human rights law requirement
Proportionality in human rights law requirement
Restrictions must be proportionate & achieve legitimate aim
Aquinas's approach to justice
Aquinas's approach to justice
Natural law & justice as fairness
Bentham's utilitarian principle
Bentham's utilitarian principle
Greatest happiness for the greatest number
Utilitarian tension re: individual vs collective
Utilitarian tension re: individual vs collective
May sacrifice individual good for collective good
R v Brown (1993) ruling
R v Brown (1993) ruling
Society's interest outweighed individual autonomy/choice
Marx's view on laws in capitalist society
Marx's view on laws in capitalist society
All laws are inherently unjust
Nozick's entitlement theory focuses on
Nozick's entitlement theory focuses on
How property is acquired, transferred & rectified
Nature of whether law achieves justice
Nature of whether law achieves justice
Subjective - depends on perspective applied
Lord Denning's view on judge's role
Lord Denning's view on judge's role
Do justice between parties, even if changing law needed