Lawless ends.(Law as a Means to an End: Threat to the Rule of Law)(Book review)

From: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and PublicLife | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

LAW AS A MEANS TO AN END: THREAT TO THE RULE OF LAW by. Brian Z. Tamanaha Cambridge University Press, 268pages, $31.99

IT IS A COMMONPLACE in American legal culture that law is a means to an end, that laws serve such social purposes as protecting individuals against physical harm, promoting efficient business arrangements, and safeguarding the environment. We often disagree about which ends the law ought to serve, and we may think that some laws are inefficient, unwise, or even immoral. But we recognize such laws as valid laws, at least until they are amended or repealed. Law ...

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