Legal moralism
Legal moralism is the
Wolfenden Report in 1957, which recommended that homosexuality should be decriminalised on the basis that the function of the law "is not... in our view... to intervene in the private life of citizens, or to seek to enforce any particular pattern of behaviour".[2] Over the following years, H. L. A. Hart and Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin
contributed significantly to the body of literature.
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References
Further reading
- Philosophy of Law (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy): Entry includes a short section about Legal Moralism.
- Morality, Justice, and Judicial Moralism – An extensive discussion of the topic, including helpful tables.
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