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Title 7: Draft your own If students wish to create their own title, they are permitted to do so. The proposed title must be submitted via email by the start of week 7. Approval will be granted by the end of week 7. 8. Max Weber's perspective on norms and the significance of 'legitimacy' in modern democracies Evaluate Max Weber's perspective on norms and its connection to authority. According to Weber, why is 'legitimacy' important in modern democracies? Original Sources: Martin Spencer, 'Weber on Legitimate Norms and Authority' (1970) 21(2) The London School of Economics and Political Science 123-134. Weber Max, 'From Max Weber: essays in sociology' (any edition). Duncan Kennedy, 'The Disenchantment of Logically Formal Legal Rationality, or Max Weber's Sociology in the Genealogy of the Contemporary Mode of Western Legal Thought' (2003) 55 Hastings Law Journal 1031. 9 Therapeutic jurisprudence and its perspective on the legal profession Evaluate the legal theory of therapeutic jurisprudence and its perspective on the legal profession. Analyze whether therapeutic jurisprudence is distinct from restorative justice theory. Original Sources: David Wexler, 'Therapeutic jurisprudence: an overview' (2000) 17(1) Thomas M. Cooley Law Review 125-170. Michael King, 'What can mainstream courts learn from problem-solving courts?' (2007) 32(2) Alternative law journal 91-95. 10 The relationship between legal values and societal values in the context of legal evolutionary theory Evaluate whether there is a strict separation of legal values and societal values. In the context of legal evolutionary theory, what is the importance of law reflecting societal expectations? Original Sources: Edwin W Patterson, 'Historical and Evolutionary Theories of Law' (1951) 51(6) Columbia Law Review 681-709. James Allsop, 'Values in Law: How they influence and shape rules and the application of law' (2016) 44(2) Federal Judicial Scholarship 49-54. 11 The influence of liberalism and associated rights on the Australian legal system Evaluate whether liberalism, and the set of rights that are associated with it, influence the Australian legal system. In your answer, provide a practical application of the theory to an area of law. Original Sources: Haig Patapan, 'Competing visions of liberalism: theoretical underpinnings of the Bill of Rights debate in Australia' (1997) 21(2) Melbourne University Law Review 497-514. Ronald Dworkin, Law' Empire (any edition or works). 12 The practical application of substantive equality in modern legal systems and feminist jurisprudence Evaluate whether the concept of substantive equality can be practically applied to modern legal systems and feminist jurisprudence. Original Sources: Sandra Fredman, 'Substantive equality revisited' (2016) 14(3) International Journal of Constitutional Law 712-738. Catharine MacKinnon, 'Substantive equality: a perspective' (2011) 96(1) Minnesota Law Review 1-27.