Binding: Hardcover
Description: Taking Auden's Age of Anxiety as a leitmotiv and drawing on literature from law philosophy political theory international relations and sociology Toope argues with passion that a renewed faith in the rule of law can address troubling developments in our own anxious times: populist nationalism; globalisation; and disruptive technologies with their dominating platforms. We can address anxiety by bolstering social resilience drawing upon a plural intellectual heritage. That heritage reveals a unique type of 'authority in society 'epistemic practical authority built up continuously through social discourse and action shifting focus from the state of 'being to the dynamic of 'becoming. What is law's role in this world? The modest yet powerful version of the rule of law advocated here is one that draws on a wellspring of practical wisdom - prudence gleaned from pragmatic experience. It chastens power while not disconnecting law from other sources of social action and human agency.
Title: A Rule Of Law For Our New Age Of Anxiety
Author(s): Toope Stephen J (University Of Cambridge)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781009299459
Pages: 250 Pages, Worked Examples Or Exercises
Publication Date: 8/10/2023
Category: Jurisprudence & General Issues