Download This PaperOn the Moral Foundations of Legal Expressivism
9 Pages Posted: 23 Dec 2020
Date Written: January 1, 2001
Abstract
Prof. Matthew Adler has argued that expressive harms should not be cognizable by the law. Adler’s consequentialism fails to account for the human need for recognition and the authoritative character of insults that emanate from the state.
Keywords: Expressivism, consequentialism, Rousseau, Hegel
JEL Classification: K10, K30
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Koppelman, Andrew M., On the Moral Foundations of Legal Expressivism (January 1, 2001). Northwestern Public Law Research Paper , 60 Maryland L. Rev. 777 (2001), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3752976
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