Asked by Vishal Rajput on Sep 29, 2024
The critical legal studies movement regards law as the product of political calculation and longstanding class biases on the part of lawmakers.
Critical Legal Studies
A school of thought that challenges and seeks to change mainstream legal practices and jurisprudence, focusing on social power dynamics, inequalities, and the arbitrary nature of laws.
Political Calculation
The process of making decisions within the political realm based on strategic considerations of gain and loss.
Class Biases
Prejudices or discriminations based on social or economic class divisions within society.
- Discern the distinctions between statutory and common law, including where they come from and their fields of application.
- Recognize the fundamental tenets of natural law and legal positivism.
Learning Objectives
- Discern the distinctions between statutory and common law, including where they come from and their fields of application.
- Recognize the fundamental tenets of natural law and legal positivism.