Assume a Judge Writes That She Is Deciding to Enforce

question 8

Multiple Choice

Assume a judge writes that she is deciding to enforce a law in question but that her decision does not mean that she sees the law as the morally correct rule. The judge would have leanings in the direction of ________.

• A) Legal positivism
• B) Natural law
• C) Legal realism
• D) Conscience reaction
• E) Concluding law

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