Citizenship Theme C- Law
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- Created on: 13-04-21 14:35
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LAW- Key roles of law:
- Set out what actions are acceptable
- Keep order in society
- Ensure fairness
- Laws are made to punish and deter
Law affects our everyday lives but setting out things e.g.
- What we can own and buy
- Where we can live
- What substances we can take in our body
- How we can be educated
- Protecting the public = relate to right to be safe, e.g. protection from assault, injury, homicide, burglary, injury, robbery. And Health and Safety protections in schools, homes and work etc.
- Settling disputes= links with civil law, disputes relating to e.g. marriages breaking down, company disagreements, neighbours, consumer protection.
- Ensuring fair treatment= Laws such as HRA 1998 and Equality Act 2010 are in place. Links to key values of equal oppurtunity and no discrimination.
- Changing behaviour= Deterrence, Retribution (e.g. community service), Rehabilitation
Responding to new or changing situations:
- Terrorism:Groups such as ISIS emerge and law must be flexible to deal with it.
- Scientific Discoveries: Need to be regulated to reflect new developments e.g. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1991 prevents embryos being used for science after 14 days because some feel it is unethical.
- New technologies:e.g. social media where people's right to privacy may need protection e.g. Facebook harvested customer's data w/o their knowledge.
- Changes in values: e.g. the Marriage Act 2013 allows Same Sex couples to get married, this reflects the changing attitutudes in society.
Age of Legal responsibility:
- Driving-17-responsible enough to apply for driving license, lessons and drive a car.
- Marriage with parental consent-16-protects young ppl from pressure, abuse or exploit or being taken advantage of.
- Voting-18-responsible and independant enough
- Working partime 13, full time with restrictions 16- prevents unethical employers from exploiting kids, affecting education and health in bad way
- Joining armed forces parental consent-16- prevents decisions being made before maturity and acknowledges how interests and ambitions could change
- Joining navy-16- responsible enough for age appropriate roles
Criminal Responsibilty age: 10 in England…
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