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

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...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Dornas de Oliveira, Thomas da Rosa de Bustamante
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2023-03-01
Series:Ethic@: an International Journal for Moral Philosophy
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ethic/article/view/86707
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description 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.  
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Can there be a plural acceptance of the rule of recognition? Notes on Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hart’s internal legal statements
Ethic@: an International Journal for Moral Philosophy
H.L.A. Hart
Expressivism
Rule of recognition
Kevin Toh
Ronald Dworkin
Theoretical disagreement
title Can there be a plural acceptance of the rule of recognition? Notes on Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hart’s internal legal statements
title_full Can there be a plural acceptance of the rule of recognition? Notes on Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hart’s internal legal statements
title_fullStr Can there be a plural acceptance of the rule of recognition? Notes on Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hart’s internal legal statements
title_full_unstemmed Can there be a plural acceptance of the rule of recognition? Notes on Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hart’s internal legal statements
title_short Can there be a plural acceptance of the rule of recognition? Notes on Kevin Toh’s expressivist analysis of Hart’s internal legal statements
title_sort can there be a plural acceptance of the rule of recognition notes on kevin toh s expressivist analysis of hart s internal legal statements
topic H.L.A. Hart
Expressivism
Rule of recognition
Kevin Toh
Ronald Dworkin
Theoretical disagreement
url https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ethic/article/view/86707
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