Thoughtfulness and the Rule of Law

Political theorist Jeremy Waldron makes a bracing case against identifying rule of law with predictability. Seeing the rule of law as just one value to which democracies aspire, he embraces thoughtfulness rather than rote rule-following, flexibility even at the cost of vagueness, and emphasizing procedure and argument over predictable outcomes.

About the author

Jeremy Waldron is University Professor in the School of Law at New York University.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Waldron, Waldron Jeremy
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2024
• EAN: 9780674290778
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29077-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, LAW / Jurisprudence, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Jurisprudence & general issues, Jurisprudence and general issues