Essays Tagged: "Wolfenden report"
Should morality be included as an essential part of law? At what point to do we draw the line between what is legally morally acceptable and what is not?
nize that regardless of the decision, the need to order and protection is the foremost concern. The Wolfenden committee stated that " [Criminal law] in this field, its function, as we see it, is to pr ... e makes it very clear that from the results of the study that the first and foremost concern of the Wolfenden report was protection and maintaining order within society regardless of the morality invo ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Lord Patrick Devlin's Views on The Enforcement of Morals via Legislation.
s cannot be ignored. This report elaborates on the arguments and examples put forth in the text.The Wolfenden ReportReleased in 1957, The Report of the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitutio ... scussed. Devlin's view was that prostitution should be outlawed and that the recommendations of The Wolfenden Report were illogical in this matter.The Report states that the prostitute does not in fac ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory