Harvard Justice Lectures

[/0]

I haven't really done anything on justice, but I thought these lectures were really interesting and stimulating. They discuss the philosophy of justice, politics, ethics etc., and are delivered well. Lots of thought-provoking scenarios are discussed.

Here's part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY

[AzureBlue]

Very interesting discussions Thanks for linking!

[tram]

thats it, screw deciding between the melbourne and monash JD's i'm going to harvard

but srsly, that was a most interesting video, i've only watched 10 mins, and will finish the rest tonite, but i'm sure i'm gonna have some q's to post up to ask u you guys opinion on the senarios raised

[AzureBlue]

thats it, screw deciding between the melbourne and monash JD's i'm going to harvard
but srsly, that was a most interesting video, i've only watched 10 mins, and will finish the rest tonite, but i'm sure i'm gonna have some q's to post up to ask u you guys opinion on the senarios raised

Lol yeah I am now really highly interested in law (well, I was before, but now I'm even more interested) and don't know whether to pursue a career in corporate or banking/finance law as a solicitor or be an actuary... or both! And I used to be so sure...

[EvangelionZeta]

Ohgod, I spent a whole unit on this stuff - both the trolley and the transplant cases are pretty much bread and butter ethics topics.

@AzureBlue, I think this is more relevant to Philosophy (particularly Applied Ethics) than Law.  Ninwa might want to confirm, but I don't think you cover this kind of stuff in detail in a straight Law degree?

[AzureBlue]

Ohgod, I spent a whole unit on this stuff - both the trolley and the transplant cases are pretty much bread and butter ethics topics.

@AzureBlue, I think this is more relevant to Philosophy (particularly Applied Ethics) than Law.  Ninwa might want to confirm, but I don't think you cover this kind of stuff in detail in a straight Law degree?

I don't know - but they're really good. Isn't "justice" something to do with law somewhat? Yeah definitely relevant to philosophy though I reckon.

[EvangelionZeta]

Ohgod, I spent a whole unit on this stuff - both the trolley and the transplant cases are pretty much bread and butter ethics topics.

@AzureBlue, I think this is more relevant to Philosophy (particularly Applied Ethics) than Law.  Ninwa might want to confirm, but I don't think you cover this kind of stuff in detail in a straight Law degree?

I don't know - but they're really good. Isn't "justice" something to do with law somewhat? Yeah definitely relevant to philosophy though I reckon.

I think Law degrees are more about the procedures and the cases themselves, as opposed to the moral principles underlying our laws...  Again, I could be mistaken (NINWA?!??!).

[tram]

Ohgod, I spent a whole unit on this stuff - both the trolley and the transplant cases are pretty much bread and butter ethics topics.

@AzureBlue, I think this is more relevant to Philosophy (particularly Applied Ethics) than Law.  Ninwa might want to confirm, but I don't think you cover this kind of stuff in detail in a straight Law degree?

I don't know - but they're really good. Isn't "justice" something to do with law somewhat? Yeah definitely relevant to philosophy though I reckon.

I think Law degrees are more about the procedures and the cases themselves, as opposed to the moral principles underlying our laws...  Again, I could be mistaken (NINWA?!??!).

i'm pretty sure i agree with this...it's more about learning teh case, precedents and how to find these precedents, how these precedents affect cases today and how the law is made. I think this would be the main poin, as opposed to learning about the reasoning behind the law and cases...but again...my personal experience with law degrees is rather limited....closest i got is legal studies 1/2 plus two weeks of unit three

[shinny]

We actually get a few tutes each year on this sort of thing in Med where we basically just get presented with scenarios and brawl it out. You'd expect stuff like that doctor scenario given, but perhaps a bit more realistic and more in-depth. I also came up with the same solution the student did which kind of wrecked the entire thing.