Law's Task: The Tragic Circle Of Law, Justice And Human Suffering (Applied Legal Philosophy)

What is the ultimate task of law? This deceptively simple question guides this volume towards a radically original philosophical interpretation of law and justice. Weaving together the philosophical, jurisprudential and ethical problems suggested by five general terms - thinking, human suffering, legal meaning, time and tragedy - the book places the idea of law's ultimate task in the context of what actually happens when people seek to do justice and enforce legal rights in a world that is inflected by the desperation and suffering of the many. It traces the rule of law all the way down to its most fundamental level: the existence of universal human suffering and how it is that law-doers inflict or tolerate that suffering.

• | Author: Louis E. Wolcher
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Feb 27, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 278 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1138253340
• | ISBN-13: 9781138253346