Journal article
The Rise of Legal Positivism in Germany: A Prelude to Nazi Arbitrariness?
The Western Australian Jurist, Vol.3, pp.245-257
2012
Abstract
The paper will first look at the rise of legal positivism that left the door ajar for Nazi arbitrariness to enter the system, and how in adopting a separation of ‘is’ and ‘ought’ approach to the law, it left the German legal profession little theoretical resources to resist such arbitrariness. The paper will then juxtapose a hypothetical: whether natural law might have offered better theoretical resources to resist such arbitrariness and conclude with a brief reflection of the dangers of such a strict separation of ‘is’ and ‘ought’ to legal analysis if we are to learn from history and wish to avoid a repeat of the atrocities of the Nazi system.
Details
- Title
- The Rise of Legal Positivism in Germany: A Prelude to Nazi Arbitrariness?
- Authors/Creators
- K. Yang (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- The Western Australian Jurist, Vol.3, pp.245-257
- Publisher
- Western Australian Legal Theory Association (WALTA)
- Identifiers
- 991005545225707891
- Copyright
- Western Australian Legal Theory Association (WALTA)
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher URL
- http://www.murdoch.edu.au/School-of-Law/Research-and-Journals/Journals/The-Western-Australian-Jurist/
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