The End of Law
This book examines how Gustav Radbruch, H. L. A. Hart, and Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde each addressed the question of the end of law, its function, and its normative foundation within the context of the modern legal and political order. Through a politico-theological reading, it highlights the tensio...
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| description | This book examines how Gustav Radbruch, H. L. A. Hart, and Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde each addressed the question of the end of law, its function, and its normative foundation within the context of the modern legal and political order. Through a politico-theological reading, it highlights the tension between legal validity and moral legitimacy, as well as the extent to which law can maintain public order without compromising its own claim to justice. The analysis of Radbruch, Hart, and Böckenförde sheds light on how valid law can become unjust, demanding actions that may conflict with individual judgment or morality. It raises questions about natural law, the relationship between morality and law, and law’s ultimate purpose, suggesting that law and politics represent, at best, a relative good. It addresses the broader crisis of legal authority and state sovereignty, the expanding reach of state power, and whether law should instruct, command, or ultimately point beyond itself. The End of Law is of interest to scholars in legal theory, political theology, and the philosophy of law. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 license |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1707332026-01-06T05:30:18Z The End of Law Björk, Mårten Johansen, Tormod normative foundations legal positivism moral legitimacy natural law theory state authority crisis Radbruch formula law morality relationship thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAB Methods, theory and philosophy of law thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government This book examines how Gustav Radbruch, H. L. A. Hart, and Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde each addressed the question of the end of law, its function, and its normative foundation within the context of the modern legal and political order. Through a politico-theological reading, it highlights the tension between legal validity and moral legitimacy, as well as the extent to which law can maintain public order without compromising its own claim to justice. The analysis of Radbruch, Hart, and Böckenförde sheds light on how valid law can become unjust, demanding actions that may conflict with individual judgment or morality. It raises questions about natural law, the relationship between morality and law, and law’s ultimate purpose, suggesting that law and politics represent, at best, a relative good. It addresses the broader crisis of legal authority and state sovereignty, the expanding reach of state power, and whether law should instruct, command, or ultimately point beyond itself. The End of Law is of interest to scholars in legal theory, political theology, and the philosophy of law. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 license 2026-01-06T05:30:18Z 2026-01-06T05:30:18Z 2026-01-05T08:55:59Z 2025 book ONIX_20260105T093127_9781040462362_11 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/109528 9781040462362 9781003289142 9781032266251 9781040743423 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/170733 eng Nomos Studies in Law, Culture and Power open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109528/1/9781040462362.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003289142 10.4324/9781003289142 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 5bc0c329-b4f2-46e3-aa10-ca50947479e5 d0e1cd83-8ecb-44a2-bba8-187a50881e77 9781040462362 9781003289142 9781032266251 9781040743423 Routledge 262 Oxford [...] Lund University Medical Faculty Foundation 10.13039/501100004817 open access |
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