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The Anarchist Official: A Problem for Legal PositivismKenneth M. EhrenbergState University of New York; University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY July 1, 2011 Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy, 2011 Abstract: I examine the impact of the presence of anarchists among key legal officials upon the legal positivist theories of H.L.A. Hart and Joseph Raz. For purposes of this paper, an anarchist is one who believes that the law cannot successfully obligate or create reasons for action beyond prudential reasons, such as avoiding sanction. I show that both versions of positivism require key legal officials to endorse the law in some way, and that if a legal system can continue to exist and function when its key officials reject the reason-giving character of law, then we have a reason to re-examine and amend legal positivism.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 30 Keywords: Philosophical anarchism, Political obligation, General jurisprudence, H.L.A. Hart, Legal positivism, Internal point of view, Rule of recognition, Joseph Raz Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: July 3, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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