HOW CONVINCING IS THE POSITIVIST THEORY OF H.L.A. HART?
(NOT) BACKGROUND OF CRITICISMS
Keywords:
Philosophy of Law, Theories of the legal system, Hart, Dworkin
Abstract
This article discusses the positivist legal system as presented by Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart, who based his work on the theory of legal positivism as first stated by Jeremy Bentham and John Austin. And more, after analyzing counterpoints, mainly in the work of Ronald Dworkin, this writing seeks to scientifically outline arguments in order to spread unfounded criticisms and misreadings of the Hartian theory, concluding by an assessment of how convincing the Hartian theory remains, despite so many debates and criticism suffered over more than four decades.
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DWORKIN, Ronald Myles. ``Judicial Discretion''. The Journal of Philosophy. Vol. 60, No. 21. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, Sixtieth Annual Meeting. (Oct. 10, 1963), pp. 624-638.
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DWORKIN, Ronald Myles. “Objectivity and Truth: You’d Better Believe It,” Philosophy & Public Affairs 25 (1996), pp. 87–139.
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RAZ, Joseph, Authority, Law and Shapiro, Scott, “The ‘Hart-Dworkin’ Debate: A Short Guide for the Perplexed”, 2007.
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