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Class 7

Points at Issue

Les Perelman

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,Omnis res quae habet in se positam in dictione ac disceptatione

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continet quaestionem. Earn igitur quaestionem ex qua causanascitur constitution em appellamus. Constitutio est prima conflictiocausa rum ex depulsione intentionis profecta, hoc modo: " Fecisti."" " " " ,, .coniecturis causa firmatur, constitutio coniecturalis appellatur. Cumautem nominis, quia vis vocabuli definienda verbis est, constitutiodefinitiva nominatur. Cum vero qualis res sit quaeritur, quia et de vi

, .cum causa ex eo pendet, quia non aut is agere videtur quemoportet, aut non cum eo quicum oportet, aut non apud quos, quotempore. qua lege, quo crimine, qua poena oportet, translativa

,videtur. Atque harum aliquam in omne causae genus inciderenecesse est. Nam in quam rem non inciderit, in ea nihil esse poteritcontroversiae; quam eam ne causam quidem convenit putari.

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, , , Every subject which contains in itself acontroversy to be resolved by speech and

, ,an act, or about legal pro-cesses. This question, then, from which the whole casearises, is called constitutio or the" issue." a The" issue" is the first conflict of pleaswhich arises from the defense or answer to our accusation, in this way: .. You did it ";.. I did not do it," or .. I was justified in doing it." When the dispute is about a fact, the

,conjectures or inferences. When the issue is about a definition, it is called thedefinitional issue, because the force of the term must be defined in words. When,however, the nature of the act is examined, the issue is said

to be qualitative,because the controversy concerns the value of the act and its class or quality. But

does not bring the suit, or that he brings it against the wrong person, or before thewrong tribunal, or at the wrong time, under the wrong statute or the wrong charge, orwith the wrong penalty, the issue is called translative because the action seems torequire a transfer to another court or alteration in the form of pleading. There will

applies, there can be no controversy. Therefore, it is not fitting to regard it as a caseat all,

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t

e n t on

Value

Jurisdiction

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Past

assistance?

Present

Is the ceiling in the dormitory lounge leaking?

Future

Will the Boston Red Sox win this years World

Series?

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t

ut on y y con ecture.

Aristotles probabilities

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Did he do it?

Motive

Opportunity

Capability

Character

Past Behavior

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Figures removed due to copyright restrictions.

Iran

Medical care

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Issues of Fact also include Issues

of Cause and Effect

Does smokin cause cancer?

Do fro s cause warts?

What caused the French Revolution?

Does reading or viewing sexually explicit

mater a ncrease or ecrease t e pro a tythat an individual will commit sexually related

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term is the central point-at-issue: Adult

Obscene

Harassment

Drug

Treason

Torture

Enhanced Interogation

Enemy Combatant

Terrorist

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social value?

within the context of local community

standards Les Amants Case

Justice Potter Stuart:

I cant define it [obscenity] but Iknow it when I see it.

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e st te ust e d t e

Greater and lesser good

All murder is wrong

Whose rights are greater: a womans or anunborn fetus.

Includes issues-of-obligation

The statemusthel indi ent eo le

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t t t t t

lunch boxes for junk food and then throw it

re co ege s u en s compe en o ma e

their own rules regarding living

arrangemen s

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.

Fact

Value

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campus or nationally, identify an issue of, , .

value, and an issue of jurisdiction.

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