Judicial Discretion and the Problem of Dirty Hands
H.L.A. Harts lost and found essay Discretion has provided new insight into the issue of how legal systems can cope with indeterminacy in the law. The so-called open texture of law calls for the exercise of judicial discretion, which, I argue, renders judges susceptible to the problem of dirty h...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
[2016]
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2016, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 177-192 |
RelBib Classification: | NCA Ethics VA Philosophy XA Law |
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H.L.A. Hart
B Moral emotions B Dirty Hands B Michael Walzer B Discretion |
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