Law's Task
The Tragic Circle of Law, Justice and Human Suffering
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Jurisprudence
| Author: | Louis E. Wolcher | ISBN: | 9781317107255 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 22, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Louis E. Wolcher |
| ISBN: | 9781317107255 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | April 22, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
What is the ultimate task of law? This deceptively simple question guides this volume towards a radically original philosophical interpretation of law and justice. Weaving together the philosophical, jurisprudential and ethical problems suggested by five general terms - thinking, human suffering, legal meaning, time and tragedy - the book places the idea of law's ultimate task in the context of what actually happens when people seek to do justice and enforce legal rights in a world that is inflected by the desperation and suffering of the many. It traces the rule of law all the way down to its most fundamental level: the existence of universal human suffering and how it is that law-doers inflict or tolerate that suffering.
What is the ultimate task of law? This deceptively simple question guides this volume towards a radically original philosophical interpretation of law and justice. Weaving together the philosophical, jurisprudential and ethical problems suggested by five general terms - thinking, human suffering, legal meaning, time and tragedy - the book places the idea of law's ultimate task in the context of what actually happens when people seek to do justice and enforce legal rights in a world that is inflected by the desperation and suffering of the many. It traces the rule of law all the way down to its most fundamental level: the existence of universal human suffering and how it is that law-doers inflict or tolerate that suffering.
