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The chronology of the legal

Melissaris, Emmanuel (2005) The chronology of the legal. Mcgill Law Journal, 50 (4). pp. 839-861. ISSN 0024-9041

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Abstract

The most influential legal philosophies—notably legal positivism—tend to draw a sharp epistemological distinction between the concept of time and the concept of law. The author provides a legal pluralist account of law, understanding it to consist in a shared idea of justice and the shared normative experience of participants in a legal discourse. A common assumption by participants of their ability to grasp and control time—what the author terms “chronos”—forms one aspect of their shared experience of the legal. A normative understanding of time is thus fundamental to a normative understanding of law.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://lawjournal.mcgill.ca/
Additional Information: © 2005 The Author
Divisions: Law
Subjects: K Law > K Law (General)
Date Deposited: 27 Oct 2008 10:49
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 13:08
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/15668

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