LLB 290 Legal Theory High Distinction Notes

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These are notes directly from the proscribed textbook. They are long however this is necessary in order to completely understand how each theory works individually and in interaction with other theories. I hope you found them as helpful as I did. I am also selling a 24 page summary which is what I relied on in the exam (though I used this 89 page summary to study). I'm selling that for the same price so if you don't want the detail this summary provides that one might be better suited to you. I ended with a high distinction which is definitely not what I was expecting. So I'm sure you can do it too. TOPICS INCLUDE: Basic introduction to legal theory generally Natural law theory: Aristotle, Cicero, Aquinas, Blackstone Natural rights theory: Hobbes, Locke Revived Natural law theory: Fuller, Hart, Finnis Modernism: Descartes Liberalism Legal positivism: Bentham, Austin, Hart Marxism and Marxist legal theory: Marx, E.P Thompson, Gramsci, Althusser, Pashukanis, Critical Theory Sociological legal studies: Weber, Durkheim, , American Legal Realism (including Holmes, Llewellyn, Frank), Critical Legal Studies Postmodernism Feminism (including liberal, radical, cultural, postmodern, black, pragmatic) Critical race theory Post-colonialism theory Dworkin I relied on these notes throughout the semester and to study and ended with a HD. I hope you can too! GOODLUCK