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Of Legal History, Jurisprudence And Insanity – “Wrong Or Contrary To Law" In Section 84 Of The Penal Code Re-Considered, Andrew B.L. Phang
Of Legal History, Jurisprudence And Insanity – “Wrong Or Contrary To Law" In Section 84 Of The Penal Code Re-Considered, Andrew B.L. Phang
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
This article considers, from the perspectives of legal history and jurisprudence, longstanding controversy surrounding the interpretation of the phrase "wrong or contra to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code, and suggests that the evidence points to interpretation that "wrong" means "legally wrong" or "contrary to law". It also consid the practical implications that follow from such an interpretation, which implicatio would allow for some role, nevertheless, for extral
"The Concept Of Law" Revisited, Andrew B.L. Phang
"The Concept Of Law" Revisited, Andrew B.L. Phang
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
On any view, Hart is one of (if not the) leading jurists in Anglo-American legal philosophy this century. His central work, The Concept of Law,' is prescribed reading in virtually every jurisprudence course around the world. He has also been involved in the most famous debates in Anglo-American legal philosophy: the Hart-Fuller debate on the separation of law from morality; 2 the Hart-Devlin debate on the enforcement of morals;3 and the Hart-Dworkin debate on judicial discretion 4 -and it ought to be mentioned that it was precisely these debates that forced all three of these jurists to construct their own …