Law's Task

The Tragic Circle of Law, Justice and Human Suffering

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Jurisprudence
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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.

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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.

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