Abstract
H. L. A. Hart, in his classic book Law, Liberty, and Morality, is unsuccessful in arguing that James Fitzjames Stephen's observations about the role of vice in criminal sentencing have no relevance to a more general defense of legal moralism. He does, however, have a very important insight about the special significance of sexual liberty.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 419-434 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Criminal Law and Philosophy |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- Legal moralism
- Sentencing
- Sexual liberty
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy
- Law