Philosophy of Law

Finding Footing in a Postmodern Conception of Law

Bocconi Sch. L. Student-Ed. Papers No 2010-13/EN by BRYAN DRUZIN The following jurisprudence paper examines the implications of postmodern thought upon our conception of law. It will be argued that, despite the absolute, all-consuming moral relativism towards which postmodernism seems to lead in its most extreme form, its acceptance in fact in no way undermines [...]


Hart’s ‘Postscript’ and the Nature of Legal Theory

ILSU Working Paper No. 2008-08/IT by MATTEO MATTIONI This paper analyses the nature of Herbert L. A. Hart’s legal theory – that is the meta-cognitive aspect of his analytical jurisprudence – with reference to his last, unfinished writing (the Post-script to his Concept of Law, posthumously published in 1994) and to the recent, doubtful reply [...]