Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Rule of Law
- Cambridge Companions to Law
- The Cambridge Companion to the Rule of Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Histories
- Part III Moralities
- Part IV Pathologies
- 14 Thomas Hobbes and the Rule by Law Tradition
- 15 Conservative Critiques of the Rechtsstaat
- 16 Judith Shklar’s Critique of Legalism
- 17 The Frankfurt School and the Rule of Law
- 18 Critical Legal Studies and the Rule of Law
- 19 Feminist Critiques of the Rule of Law
- 20 Critical Race Theory and the Rule of Law
- Part V Trajectories
- Part VI Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
16 - Judith Shklar’s Critique of Legalism
from Part IV - Pathologies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 August 2021
Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the Rule of Law
- Cambridge Companions to Law
- The Cambridge Companion to the Rule of Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Histories
- Part III Moralities
- Part IV Pathologies
- 14 Thomas Hobbes and the Rule by Law Tradition
- 15 Conservative Critiques of the Rechtsstaat
- 16 Judith Shklar’s Critique of Legalism
- 17 The Frankfurt School and the Rule of Law
- 18 Critical Legal Studies and the Rule of Law
- 19 Feminist Critiques of the Rule of Law
- 20 Critical Race Theory and the Rule of Law
- Part V Trajectories
- Part VI Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The origins, social function, and the legitimacy of law were life-long preoccupations for Judith Shklar. She was one of the first political philosophers in the Anglo-American tradition after World War II to devote intense attention to the role of law in liberal-democratic societies. In this respect, her work is more in line with European thinkers such as Max Weber, Franz Neumann and Harold Laski, and, of course, her adviser, Carl Friedrich, who was the first to recommend to her that she consider the topic of legalism.
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