Notes for Introduction to law (LAWS1011A at Wits University).
A comprehensive summary of the topic content - including diagrams, definitions and explanations where applicable.
Chapter 18 of: Beginner's Guide for Law Students
Intro to Law: Chapter 18
Created @March 29, 2022 8:09 AM
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Judicial Deference
Judicial activism
Exercises his discretion to resolve a dispute → leads to societal change.
Judicial restraint
Positivist outlook.
limits exercise of discretion → leaves the decision to legislative government branches.
Natural Law
Positive law → based on certain values, universally valid
Legal positivism
emphasis on legal rules
based on assumption that law and morality can be separated
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