Czym jest Prawo? Cele i środki
What is Law? Aims and Means
Author(s): Dietmar von der PfordtenContributor(s): Mateusz Klinowski (Translator)
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Law, Sociology of Law
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej – Sekcja Polska IVR
Keywords: definition of the law; aims and means of the law; law and ethics; law and conventional social facts
Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt at delimiting the area of philosophical research in order to define the conditions for an adequate definition of the law. This writer believes that this definition is achieved by identifying the particular aims and means which are set for the law and through which the social phenomenon of the law is realized. Assumedly, the definition is to be a response to the so-called normativism in the theory of law, that is, an attempt to explain the notion through the particular means (norms) used by the law. The writer tries to justify not only that his approach characterizes the law more fully, but also that it contributes to better understanding of the links between law and ethics, morality, politics or the remaining conventional social facts.
Journal: Archiwum Filozofii Prawa i Filozofii Społecznej
- Issue Year: 1/2010
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 7-18
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish