Can there be a plural acceptance of the rule of recognition? Notes on Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hart’s internal legal statements

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https://doi.org/10.5007/1677-2954.2022e86707

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H.L.A. Hart, Expressivism, Rule of recognition, Kevin Toh, Ronald Dworkin, Theoretical disagreement

Resumo

One of the most intriguing answers to Dworkin’s argument from theoretical disagreements is Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hartian internal legal statements. Nonetheless, the rule of recognition’s conventional character and the existence of a unique, though complex, social rule accepted by the officials are crucial for Hart’s jurisprudence. This new reading comes with too high a price, since in the end it requires one to depart from the Hartian account which is the base of Toh’s argument. Without that theoretical framework, legal positivism cannot account for theoretical disagreements in law.  

Biografia do Autor

Rodrigo Dornas de Oliveira, UFMG

Doutorando em Direito na Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Mestre em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Assessor Jurídico da Presidência do Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de Minas Gerais.

Thomas da Rosa de Bustamante, UFMG

Professor da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq, Nível 1D.

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2023-03-16

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Dossiê Positivismo Jurídico / Legal Positivism