Does anyone know what legal moralism is? Do you know of any websites that provide information just on legal moralism itself? I would appreciate anyone who can provide me with better resources and/or information!
2007-01-29 11:09:47 · 2 answers · asked by journeythroughlife85 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Philosophers of law are concerned with providing a general philosophical analysis of law and legal institutions. Issues in legal philosophy range from abstract conceptual questions about the nature of law and legal systems to normative questions about the relation between law and morality and the justification for various legal institutions. Topics in legal philosophy tend to be more abstract than related topics in political philosophy and applied ethics. For example, whereas the question of how properly to interpret the U.S. Constitution belongs to democratic theory and hence falls under the heading of political philosophy, the analysis of legal interpretation falls under the heading of legal philosophy. Likewise, whereas the question of whether capital punishment is morally permissible falls under the heading of applied ethics, the question of whether the institution of punishment can be justified falls under the heading of legal philosophy. Topics in legal philosophy fall roughly into three categories: analytic jurisprudence, normative jurisprudence, and critical theories of law.
2007-01-29 11:15:10 · answer #1 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Legal Moralism is when societies morals are integrated into law.
According to Black's Law Dictionary:
The theory that a government or legal system may prohibit conduct that is considered immoral.
2007-01-29 11:43:06 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋