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Jurisprudence

1995

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Tripartite Voidable Preferences, David G. Carlson Jan 1995

Tripartite Voidable Preferences, David G. Carlson

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This paper applies Jacques Lacan's theory of retrospective cause to the jurisprudence of H.L.A. Hart and his followers. The thesis is that "effect" (judicial decision) precedes "cause" (law). The proper tense for legal discourse is, therefore, future anterior. The following points follow from this: (1) Positivism asserts that law is not necessarily connected to morality, but this is a priori wrong. Law wishes to be separate from morality, but it necessarily fails. (2) The theory vindicates Dworkin's notorious "right answers" theory, but makes the additional point that there is only one answer: you are guilty; you failed to conform to …


The Legality Of Humanitarian Intervention, Malvina Halberstam Jan 1995

The Legality Of Humanitarian Intervention, Malvina Halberstam

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Translating Legendre Or, The Poetical Sermon Of A Contemporary Jurist, Peter Goodrich Jan 1995

Translating Legendre Or, The Poetical Sermon Of A Contemporary Jurist, Peter Goodrich

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