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Master of Laws: Law and Justice Flashcards

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  1. Under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which right may NOT be derogated even during a public emergency?

    Answer: Prohibition on torture

    Article 4 of the ICCPR lists non-derogable rights, including the absolute prohibition on torture under Article 7.

  2. In administrative law, the Chevron doctrine (as it existed pre-Loper Bright) required courts in step two to defer to an agency's interpretation if:

    Answer: The interpretation was a reasonable construction of an ambiguous statute

    Chevron step two asked whether the agency's interpretation was a permissible, reasonable construction of the ambiguous statutory text.

  3. Which defense in criminal law argues that law enforcement officers induced an otherwise law-abiding person to commit a crime?

    Answer: Entrapment

    Entrapment occurs when government agents originate a criminal design and implant it in the mind of an innocent person.

  4. Ronald Dworkin's theory of law as integrity requires judges to:

    Answer: Interpret law as a coherent set of principles justifying past political decisions

    Law as integrity asks judges to find interpretations that best fit and justify the community's legal practice as a principled whole.

  5. Under US equal protection doctrine, which classification triggers strict scrutiny?

    Answer: Race

    Race is a suspect classification, requiring the government to show a compelling interest and narrowly tailored means to survive strict scrutiny.

  6. The doctrine of sovereign immunity in US law holds that the federal government cannot be sued without its consent. Which statute provides the primary waiver of that immunity for tort claims?

    Answer: Federal Tort Claims Act

    The Federal Tort Claims Act (1946) waives sovereign immunity and allows private suits against the US government for negligent acts of federal employees.

  7. Which principle of statutory interpretation instructs courts to construe penal statutes narrowly in favor of the defendant when ambiguous?

    Answer: Rule of lenity

    The rule of lenity requires courts to resolve genuine ambiguity in criminal statutes in favor of the accused to provide fair notice.