Needed: A Spiritual Perspective on the Law By Steve Beckow

[Manuel Tavares]

Needed:
A Spiritual Perspective on the Law
By Steve Beckow
https://rayviolet.blogspot.com/2022/09/needed-spiritual-perspective-on-law.html

I spent eight years interpreting a Canadian statute – the applicable paragraphs of the Immigration and Refugee Act, as it then was (1998-2006).

That involved preparing for a hearing with a refugee claimant and their legal representative, presiding, and issuing a decision based upon the facts of the case, the country literature, applicable treaties and conventions, maxims of the law, procedures of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), etc.

Even so, I was what the IRB called a community member, not a legal member. I don’t consider myself either an expert in the law or for any other reason qualified to comment on the law.

Nevertheless, spirituality has much to do with our legal relations and it’s really that that I want to speak to.

I want to take what I hope is a spiritual perspective on the law.

For me, the most important task of laws is to govern the boundaries of acceptability in interpersonal relations. They involve situations where harm from my action may result in harm to you. ...+
https://rayviolet.blogspot.com/2022/09/needed-spiritual-perspective-on-law.html