Unit 1: Origins of Law

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Across
  1. 4. The purpose of law is to regulate family ______
  2. 7. ____ Opinion can affect law makers and influence the creation of new laws
  3. 8. One purpose of law is to create a safe _____ and avoid chaos.
  4. 9. Justice is often linked to the _____ of fairness and equality
  5. 10. Law definds what is Right and what is ____
  6. 11. ⁠The _______ can shape laws by establishing standards and regulations that industries must follow.
  7. 14. _____ Law is concerned with what the law "ought to be" based on moral reasoning and ethics.
  8. 15. ______ Law states that laws are only valid if they align with the moral values inherent in human nature.
  9. 16. This is a‘thing’ that can be seen, read, identified.
  10. 18. This person was a natural law theorist. They felt that law and justice rested on fundamental unchanging truths and morals. He belived laws would make people good and virtuous.
  11. 19. This person believed laws should set limits on the power of the state. They believed the sole purpose of law was to protect the individual's rights against others who may interfere with their freedom.
  12. 20. Justice takes into ______ that surrouund the situation.
  13. 21. Laws can be influenced by ______ which are agreements made between countries that can affect domestic legislation.
  14. 23. In natural law, laws should be based on universal ______ principles inherent in human nature.
  15. 24. Law ______ rights and freedoms for all.
Down
  1. 1. The ______ is the supreme law of the land of the United States
  2. 2. Law guarantees rights and _____ for all.
  3. 3. This person believed society needs a strong and enforced set of rules to keep them from being violent, savage, and self-interested. Knowing this, it is clear this person supported the concept of positive law. He had this opinion because he drew up during the English Civil War and saw the worst side of humans. This instilled a strong belief that humans will always be drawn to violence.
  4. 5. Law is a set of _____, impartially applied, meant to regulate human behaviour and resolve disputes.
  5. 6. Positive law is created and enforced by the ____ or a soveriegn authority
  6. 7. Law provides _____ of person and property
  7. 12. This person believed that laws should be based on eternal principles that govern the universe. They believed and spread the word that laws should be based on reality, truth, and morals. This person agreed with natural law.
  8. 13. This is a ‘concept’ and is much more difficult to identify.
  9. 16. Which philosopher is most commonly associated with the development of Natural Law theory?
  10. 17. This person dismissed all natural law and thought of the law as being practical and functional as opposed to philosophical or moralistic. His ideas came to be called the theory of “utilitarianism”. He was a positive law theorist.
  11. 22. Law is to promote and enforce moral _____.