In this project, I explore the contrasting legal systems, common law and civil code and compare them to my two principal philosophers:<\/p>\n
–\tJean-Fran\u00e7ois Lyotard
\n–\tPlato<\/p>\n
Additional philosophers I studied:<\/p>\n
–\tImmanuel Kant
\n–\tLudwig Wittgenstein
\n–\tAristotle
\n–\tSocrates<\/p>\n
The questions I focused on:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tCan we have a politics with or without a true essence of justice?
\n\u2022\tCan we judge based on opinion, or based on prior criteria?
\n\u2022\tDo legal systems work within situational context or universal formulas?
\n\u2022\tWhat are the philosophical attributes embedded within legal systems? <\/p>\n
I essentially wanted to establish the central aspects of the legal systems I am studying regarding how they view judgement. This was examined by determining whether judgement is based on the conformity of statutes and legislations or based on precedent. I determine that the civil law system\u2019s rigid structure gives judges limited say in the outcome of cases as they abide by the law\u2019s statutes. On the other hand, the common law works on precedent, using past cases to determine the conclusion of a case. Additionally, I compared the philosophical attributes of these two legal systems to the two philosophers I studied. I resolved that the common law generally related to Lyotard\u2019s situational school of philosophy; judgement is based case-by-case without regard to prior criteria. Furthermore, Plato\u2019s true essence of justice claims a universalism of judgement which coincides with the civil law system. Concluding, I argue the superiority of Lyotard\u2019s philosophy and the common law system over the contrasting school of philosophy and legal system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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