TY - JOUR
T1 - The various relations between law and morality in contemporary legal philosophy
AU - Moore, Michael S.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - This paper is intended to be a summary of the author's views on the relationship between law and morality worked out over the past three decades in jurisprudence. The paper preliminarily clarifies the matter by isolating some lines of cleavage separating different questions askable about this relationship. With this done, the author argues for two theses. One, that judges are obligated to use morality in their decisions in particular cases; and two, that the morality judges are obligated to use in their judicial reasonings, is best seen as the natural lawyer sees it, namely, as being part of the law that obligates judges in their role as judges. The author not only believes these theses to be true; he also thinks that these theses are practically important, in that their acceptance by judges (and by the legal culture that reinforces judges) makes for better judging. Journal compilation.
AB - This paper is intended to be a summary of the author's views on the relationship between law and morality worked out over the past three decades in jurisprudence. The paper preliminarily clarifies the matter by isolating some lines of cleavage separating different questions askable about this relationship. With this done, the author argues for two theses. One, that judges are obligated to use morality in their decisions in particular cases; and two, that the morality judges are obligated to use in their judicial reasonings, is best seen as the natural lawyer sees it, namely, as being part of the law that obligates judges in their role as judges. The author not only believes these theses to be true; he also thinks that these theses are practically important, in that their acceptance by judges (and by the legal culture that reinforces judges) makes for better judging. Journal compilation.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9337.2012.00522.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9337.2012.00522.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869826408
SN - 0952-1917
VL - 25
SP - 435
EP - 471
JO - Ratio Juris
JF - Ratio Juris
IS - 4
ER -