Judicial Discretion and the Problem of Dirty Hands

H.L.A. Hart’s lost and found essay ‘Discretion’ has provided new insight into the issue of how legal systems can cope with indeterminacy in the law. The so-called ‘open texture’ of law calls for the exercise of judicial discretion, which, I argue, renders judges susceptible to the problem of dirty h...

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Main Author: Tigard, Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V [2016]
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2016, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 177-192
RelBib Classification:NCA Ethics
VA Philosophy
XA Law
Further subjects:B H.L.A. Hart
B Moral emotions
B Dirty Hands
B Michael Walzer
B Discretion
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