Legalism

Law, Morals, and Political Trials

Häftad, Engelska, 1986

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Beskrivning

Legalism deals with the area between political theory and jurisprudence. Its aim is to bridge the intellectual gulf separating jurisprudence from other kinds of social theory by explaining why, in the view of historians and political theorists, legalism has fallen short in its approach to both morals and politics. Judith Shklar proposes that, instead of regarding law as a discrete entity resting upon a rigid system of definitions, legal theorists should treat it, along with morals and politics, as part of an all-inclusive social continuum.The first part of the book examines law and morals and criticizes the approach to morals of both the analytical positivists and the natural law theorists. The second part, on law and politics, deals with legalism as a political ideology that comes into conflict with other policies, particularly during political trials.Incisively and stylishly written, the book constitutes an open challenge to reconsider the fundamental question of the relationship of law to society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1986-06-18
Mått:140 x 213 x 17 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Harvard University Press
ISBN:9780674523517

Utforska kategorier

Juridik: metod och teori inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Judith N. Shklar (1928–1992) was John Cowles Professor of Government at Harvard University and a MacArthur Fellow. Her many books include American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion, Ordinary Vices, and Legalism: Law, Morals, and Political Trials.

Recensioner i media

An excellent study… [Shklar] presents a skillful analysis and criticism of what legal scholar-philosophers…have written… Provocative—due to the author’s directness, confidence, and clarity—for she offers more intellectual excitement than can be found in textbooks on jurisprudence.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Law and Ideology PART I: Law and Morals Definitions and Ideologies The Differential Characteristics: Sin, Immorality, and Crime Natural Law and Legal Ideology The Ideology of Agreement PART II: Law and Politics Introduction Justice: the Policy of Legalism Law and International Politics Political Trials: Politics What? The Spirit of Political Judgment A War on Trial A National Ideology as Law: Tokyo Justice and the Remote Past Trying the Remote Future Domestic Political Trials Epilogue Conclusion Notes Index