legal philosophy
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈliːɡəl fəˈlɑːsəfi/
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filosofía del derecho
- In my class on legal philosophy, we explore various theories about what law truly means.
So con scholarship, legal philosophy, deontology and plenty of other areas.
- So con scholarship, legal philosophy, deontology and plenty of other areas.
Examples
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The study of legal philosophy helps us understand the core principles that underpin laws and legal systems.
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The judges "represent" different areas of the world and different legal philosophies and practices.
Academic text (1991) -
This second insight about the role of legal philosophy, however, remains largely undeveloped.
Academic text (2017) -
I offered testimony to contradict these claims, as did John Finnis, professor of law and legal philosophy at Oxford University.
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A proper understanding of legal philosophy (that is, positivism) directs us to sources from the Founding (that is, originalism).
Academic text (2017) -
Justice Antonin Scalia has long been known as a champion of the legal philosophy of textualism, interpreting statutes by the writer's words.
Blog text (5) -
That's not to say you aren't right, only to say that we should recognize that every legal philosophy must by its nature be based on a moral premise, whether you agree with that moral premise or not.
Blog text (13) -
Adapted from remarks he gave at a conference sponsored by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, Scalia goes into detail to demonstrate that his legal philosophy is rooted firmly in religion.
Academic text (2010) -
Western legal philosophy does not recognize such an a priori assumption, and even Mosaic Law does not; asserting such an assumption is, in fact, proving Scalzi's point.
Blog text (13) -
Finally, grounding international law in consent acknowledges national differences in culture and legal philosophy by ensuring that international rules fit within an international consensus—one shared by real governments, not merely endorsed by intellectual elites.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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6.6
The study of ideas and principles that guide judges' decisions
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9.3
The study of law and the ideas behind it
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'legal' (pertaining to law) with 'philosophy' (the study of fundamental questions); it denotes the branch of philosophy about law. This simple noun–noun composition is regular in English and paralleled in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Legal philosophy combines legal (about law) and philosophy (thinking about big ideas); imagine people asking simple questions like 'what is law?' and 'why should we follow it?'. That picture explains why the phrase means the study of the nature and principles of law.