What is "Positivism" in terms of International Law?

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What is "Positivism" in terms of International Law?

2007-05-14 21:42:58 · 2 answers · asked by Grendel 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics

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Legal positivism stands in opposition to various contrary ideas in the tradition of natural law - a body of legal theory asserting that there is an essential connection between law and justice / morality. Many legal positivists endorse the separation thesis: the idea that legal validity has no essential connection with morality or justice. A law is a valid law if posited, in the proper manner, by a recognized authority; regardless of it just / moral implications.

2007-05-14 22:10:49 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

See Wikipedia.

2007-05-16 08:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by Darrell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋