ASSESSED ESSAY QUESTIONS

 

  1. Can contemporary problems of legal theory and practice be illuminated by studies of so-called primitive law?

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  2. Is there a place for natural law in today’s secular legal systems?

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  3. In what sense has there been a distinctive ‘German’ legal tradition?

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  4. True or false: A damning critique of legal positivism is that it is devoid of moral content.

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  5. Has the law been especially effective in addressing problems of class and gender bias in society at large?

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  6. Are legal realism and critical legal studies two versions of the same movement or fundamentally different in orientation and outlook?

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  7. Has postmodernism had a corrosive effect on legal theory?

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  8. Is there a substantial difference between what is traditionally called ‘discretion’ and what deconstructionists call ‘indeterminacy’ in the law?