Lehrende/r: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ruth Zimmerling
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan: Sem why obey the law
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 30
Prioritätsschema: Senatsrichtlinie Zulassung gemäß Richtlinie über den Zugang zu teilnahmebeschränkten Lehrveranstaltungen vom 07. März 2007. Nähere Informationen hierzu entnehmen Sie bitte www.info.jogustine.uni-mainz.de/senatsrichtlinie
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches: Seminar im Aufbaumodul, Bereich "Politische Theorie"; alte Studiengänge (HS-Schein im Bereich "Politische Theorie"); Erasmus- und andere Austauschstudierende
Inhalt: Can the alleged duty to obey the law be reduced merely to the rule of expediency that whenever there is a fairly high risk that non-compliance is detected and sanctioned it may be smart not to break the law -- but if not, not? Or can one argue for a duty -- a moral duty? -- to obey the law even when there is no risk of detection? And if so, is that an unconditional duty, or does it depend on the conditions such as the quality of the law-making process, or the content of the law? Does a democratic citizen have the duty to comply even with laws she considers unjust? Is there a special "dignity of legislation", as has been claimed, that deserves respect independent of the substantial quality of laws? These are some of the questions concerning the normative force of the law that are still debated controversially in political & legal philosophy. In the seminar, we will systematically analyze the main arguments brought forward for & against a duty to obey the law.
Empfohlene Literatur: Wellman, Christopher Heath, and A. John Simmons: "Is There a Duty to Obey the Law?" (For & Against Series), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2005. Participants must acquire a copy of this book before the beginning of the semester.
Zusätzliche Informationen: The seminar language is English. Written papers (exam essays for the "Aufbaumodul", etc.) may be submitted in English or German.
