This Week’s Post
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In Aristotle’s discussion of the rule of law, in the context of that form of constitution known as monarchy, he makes the famous pronouncement that, “law is thus ‘reason without desire’”.[1] I suppose many people know this quote not from having read Aristotle directly, but from having heard it in Legally Blonde, with ‘passion’ translating…
About the Legal Microscope
Here I will examine law under the proverbial microscope.
My approach is comparative, particularly with a view to putting the United States and the United Kingdom in dialogue.
Besides being comparative, my thinking is interdisciplinary. I make a serious and critical use of philosophy, which enriches my discussion of law. For, indeed, justice cannot exist without wisdom.
My main interest is constitutional law and theory though I will on occasion discuss other areas including commercial, contract, and intellectual property law.
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