Total run time:
37m
Professor Robert George presents a philosophical discussion about the nature of law. What do we mean when we speak about “law”? Is the concept of rights useful or confusing? What are the traditional or classical theories about jurisprudence?
Is the language of rights necessary or at least useful for jurisprudence? Professor Robert George argues that although it is useful, the concept of rights is not sufficient to explain all moral duties or obligations of justice. The philosophical basi
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Is the language of rights necessary or at least useful for jurisprudence? Professor Robert George argues that although it is useful, the concept of rights is not sufficient to explain all moral duties or obligations of justice. The philosophical basis of jurisprudence needs to be traced farther back than rights to the fundamental human goods that provide the basic motivations for human action.
Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University.
As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
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Total run time:
37m
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Total videos:
9
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First Year
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