Open AccessDoes Law Matter?
Author(s) -
Frederick Schauer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anali pravnog fakulteta u beogradu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-2693
pISSN - 0003-2565
DOI - 10.51204/anali_pfbu_21402a
Subject(s) - philosophy of law , proposition , normative , epistemology , law , empirical legal studies , legal realism , legal research , sociology , philosophy , political science , comparative law
Implicit in almost all of legal philosophy is the belief that law matters. But is that belief sound, and, if it is, then why, when, where, and how does law matter? Thus, exploring the conceptual, normative, and empirical dimensions of the proposition that law matters represents a cluster of questions that, if not the most important questions in legal philosophy, are certainly among the most important.