Can there be a plural acceptance of the rule of recognition? Notes on Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hart’s internal legal statements

One of the most intriguing answers to Dworkin’s argument from theoretical disagreements is Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hartian internal legal statements. Nonetheless, the rule of recognition’s conventional character and the existence of a unique, though complex, social rule accepted by the...

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Autores: Dornas de Oliveira, Rodrigo, da Rosa de Bustamante, Thomas
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repositorio:Ethic@ - Revista Internacional de Filosofia da Moral
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/86707
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ethic/article/view/86707
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:H.L.A. Hart
Expressivism
Rule of recognition
Kevin Toh
Ronald Dworkin
Theoretical disagreement
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Sumario:One of the most intriguing answers to Dworkin’s argument from theoretical disagreements is Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hartian internal legal statements. Nonetheless, the rule of recognition’s conventional character and the existence of a unique, though complex, social rule accepted by the officials are crucial for Hart’s jurisprudence. This new reading comes with too high a price, since in the end it requires one to depart from the Hartian account which is the base of Toh’s argument. Without that theoretical framework, legal positivism cannot account for theoretical disagreements in law.