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Law and Morality: A Critical Relation *
Author(s) -
WINTGENS LUC J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
ratio juris
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1467-9337
pISSN - 0952-1917
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9337.1991.tb00092.x
Subject(s) - morality , positivism , relation (database) , space (punctuation) , legal positivism , epistemology , law , sociology , philosophy , political science , legal profession , legal realism , computer science , data mining , linguistics
. The article deals with the difference between some forms of legal positivism. It is argued that, even in continental legal systems which are typically “rule bound,” there is some space left for principles in the legal system. The author tries to explain how this space can be filled and what methods should be used by a judge to do so.