Legal study notes

Essay by Rhiannon_LavenderJunior High, 9th grade March 2004

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The law is a horrible business. There is no such thing as Justice- In or out of court.

·The law is not fool proof and there must be a winner or a loser but at times there is not always a right and wrong or truth and lies.

·Court cases are won on points of law.

·Cases are not one on truth but on what the law is

·Not everyone can afford a lawyer

·Justice or injustice can often cost everything you own

·Where there is two lawyers one will be more skilled than the other because they are hum and fallible, therefore one side gets better representation than the other

·The legal system also works against the poor and for the rich i.e. white collar crime is inadequately policed especially compared to the policing of Aboriginal and poor sections or society

·Not all crimes or injustices come to court

All animals are equal but some are more equal than others

·In theory everyone is equal but some always have more power than others

·Some people are more creditable

·Some have more money and money equals power

·Some are better at speaking up for themselves

·Some are corruptible and some are morale

·Some people are infinitely manipulable

·Society has different values as a whole to individuals

·We often end up in a situation where we are pitting two sets of moral values against one and other

·Again the legal system also works against the poor and for the rich i.e.

white collar crime is inadequately policed especially compared to the policing of Aboriginal and poor sections or society

Every law is an infraction of liberty

·It impinge on freedom and on your right to make decisions for yourself and as an adult i.e. Suicide is a crime

·No one law can be fair for everyone in every situation

·No one law can be entirely fair

·Laws have moved from the realm of not only what we can do but how we can do it

·There is so much law that not everyone could know every law but ignorance of the law is no defence

·Ridiculous ancient laws still exist

·Laws inhibit religion, creativity and our freedom

·It is an insult to the human race to suggest that we can't live productively without huge volumes of law