The Hart-Dworkin debate reread in the light of social criticism

It explains six key points in the debate between Hart and Dworkin and connects the debate to two issues relevant to critical social theory. Discussion points are split in three circles. The outer circle concerns the existence of one (rules) or two (rules and principles) legal standards, as well as t...

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Autores: Coelho, André Luiz Souza, Franzoni, Julia Ávila
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repositorio:Revista de Ciências do Estado (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/41224
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revice/article/view/e41224
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:HLA Hart
Ronald Dworkin
Hart-Dworkin debate
Social criticism
Debate Hart-Dworkin
Crítica social
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Sumario:It explains six key points in the debate between Hart and Dworkin and connects the debate to two issues relevant to critical social theory. Discussion points are split in three circles. The outer circle concerns the existence of one (rules) or two (rules and principles) legal standards, as well as the existence and scope of a recognition rule. The middle circle touches on the themes of the meaning, breadth, and inevitability of judicial discretion and the relationship between law and morality. The inner circle, finally, involves the problem of theoretical disagreements and the differentiation between two types (descriptive and interpretive) of legal theory. The relevant problems for a critical social theory are, first, its relations with the stages of capitalism in general and liberalism in particular; and second, their respective positions concerning the achievements of the subaltern legal struggles of the 20th century.