Finale Blog

As the semester comes to a close the last thing I would like to discuss is Dworkin and Judge Hercules. While according to Dworkin, Judge Hercules could come to any correct decision by using law as integrity.  Dworkin's critics argue not only that law proper (that is, the legal sources in a positivist sense) is full of gaps and inconsistencies, but also that other legal standards (including principles) may be insufficient to solve a hard case. Some of them are incommensurable. In any of these situations, even Hercules would be in a dilemma and none of the possible answers would be the right one. I disagree with this to a certain extent because I believe that Hercules would be establishing a just moral precedent, that could be look to in the future. At the same time I recognize that as long as a person is in an authoritative position, there is always room for the risk of fault and corruption of the values in that society

Restorative as prevention?

What if restorative justice could be used as a method of prevention?

I was on google and I came across an article about restorative justice in the school systems ... take a look at this link and tell me if you think that restorative justice could be used in this way so that it may better promote transformational outcomes. The reason I say that it would be a method of prevention is because it would be used in schools instead of after a crime/offense could be committed. Maybe this is not the case but I do think that there is something here to think about. Instead of using restorative justice after offenses are committed the government could possibly try implementing throughout facilities in society.

http://restorativejustice.com