Concept tag
#realism
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Legal realism is not a claim about what exists, and lawyers should stop treating it as one
A small irritation from the Lahore High Court bar library, where I spend too many evenings. Colleagues say "I'm a legal realist" to mean one of three things: that judges decide on their prejudices and then find reasons; that law is ultimately…
Started by Hamza Qureshi0 replies70 views -
I’m a scientific realist and, after twenty-two years in the army, a political realist. Is that inconsistent?
I retired as a major after twenty-two years, the last stretch on the DMZ. At staff college we read the classic realist authors on international politics: states pursue power and security, and moral principles do not govern what they do to each…
Started by Choi Byeong-hun5 replies158 views