Ius, Ius Suum, Res Iusta: A Critique Of Hervada’s Juridical Realism
This article explores the so-called realistic theory of law and justice of the Spanish jurist Javier Hervada (1934-2020). Influenced by the Roman jurists and Thomas Aquinas, Hervada conceived law (ius) and right (derectum) as the right thing (res iusta). The article explains the Roman meaning of the...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) |
| Repositorio: | Cadernos do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito - PPGDir./UFRGS (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/135187 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ppgdir/article/view/135187 |
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| Sumario: | This article explores the so-called realistic theory of law and justice of the Spanish jurist Javier Hervada (1934-2020). Influenced by the Roman jurists and Thomas Aquinas, Hervada conceived law (ius) and right (derectum) as the right thing (res iusta). The article explains the Roman meaning of the word ius and the expressions ius suum and res iusta and it is concluded that falling into reductionism is a potential risk of this theory. The article also criticizes Hervada’s definition of lex as a rule or measure of law and right, and Hervada’s juridical approach to the idea of person. Ultimately, Hervada offers a theory of law based on the object of the virtue of justice. But law cannot be reduced to the object of a concrete virtue, nor can justice be only considered as a virtue. |
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