Legal Enforcement of Moral Values (OCR A-Level Law): Quizzes
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What is the core principle of positivism?
What is the core principle of positivism?
Laws and morals should be kept separate
According to Lord Devlin, what standards should the law set?
According to Lord Devlin, what standards should the law set?
Minimum rather than maximum standards
What is Mill's Harm Principle?
What is Mill's Harm Principle?
Power used only to prevent harm to others
In R v Wilson (1996), what did the court decide about the branding case?
In R v Wilson (1996), what did the court decide about the branding case?
Consensual activity in matrimonial home OK
What does natural law theory maintain?
What does natural law theory maintain?
Law should enforce moral values
What did Lord Templeman say in R v Brown (1993)?
What did Lord Templeman say in R v Brown (1993)?
Pleasure from inflicting pain is evil
What did the Wolfenden Report (1957) conclude?
What did the Wolfenden Report (1957) conclude?
Realm of private morality not law's job
What is a pluralist society?
What is a pluralist society?
People hold many different moral views
How did Bentham describe natural law theory?
How did Bentham describe natural law theory?
Nonsense upon stilts
What principle did R v Dudley and Stephens (1884) establish?
What principle did R v Dudley and Stephens (1884) establish?
Absolute divorce of law/morality fatal