In a CBC Interview, a Noted Environmentalist Said That If

question 105

Multiple Choice

In a CBC interview, a noted environmentalist said that if he were forced to choose between the lives of the last breeding pair of whales and those of a boatload of men who were out to kill them, he would sacrifice the men to save the whales. He cited the war-crimes trials after World War II for the principle that immoral laws should be resisted to protect "the higher good." This position exemplifies which of the following?

• A) Legal realism
• B) Legal positivism
• C) The law of the sea
• D) Natural law
• E) The law of equity

---

Definitions:

Optimal Product Technique

A strategy or process aimed at finding the most efficient and effective way to produce goods or services.

Price of Labor

The cost associated with hiring workers, often considered in terms of wages or salaries.

Marginal Product

The change in output that results from employing an additional unit of input, holding all other inputs constant.

Average Product

The output per unit of a particular input, such as labor or capital.