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Is there a positivist theory of law?
28 November 2007, University College (90 HS Lecture Room)

A panel discussion with Professors Kramer, Gardner and Finnis, who have long disagreed over the answer to the above question. Thank you to the approx. 100 people who participated in the event! It concluded with a (shaky) 'overlapping consensus' vote by the panelists...

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  I Introduction
II Kramer (1)
III Kramer (2)
IV Gardner (1)
V Gardner (2)
VI Finnis (1)
VII Finnis (2)
VIII First (peaceful rejoinders (Kramer, Finnis)
IX Positivism's redundancy, Bentham, all laws humanly made
X Coherence, Consistency

XI Consensus: all laws humanly made, not two schools of thought
  XII Nature of law, reasons for having law
XIII Rule of law
XIV Central case analysis
XV Central case (cont.), nature of law, rule of law
XVI Question 1: Hope for Jurisprudence?
XVII Question 2: The 'Tradition'?
XVIII Question 3: Contradictory laws
XIX Question 4: 'Rule of law' and foreign notions
XX Question 5: Law's positivity for natural law theory

XXI 'Overlapping consensus' vote
 
I
Introduction
 
 
II
Kramer (1)
 
 
III
Kramer (2)
 
IV
Gardner (1)
 
 
V
Gardner (2)
 
 
VI
Finnis (1)
 
 
VII
Finnis (2)
 
 
VIII
First (peaceful) rejoinders (Kramer, Finnis)
 
 
IX
Positivism's redundancy, Bentham, all laws humanly made
 
 
X
Coherence, Consistency
 
 
XI
Consensus: all laws humanly made, not two schools of thought
 
 
XII
Nature of law, reasons for having law
 
 
XIII
Rule of law
 
 
XIV
Central case analysis
 
 
XV
Central case (cont.), nature of law, rule of law
 
 
XVI
Question 1: Hope for Jurisprudence?
 
 
XVII
Question 2: The 'Tradition'?
 
 
XVIII
Question 3: Contradictory laws
 
 
XIX
Question 4: 'Rule of law' and foreign notions
 
 
XX
Question 5: Law's positivity for natural law theory
 
 
XXI
'
Overlapping Consensus' vote
 
 

 

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