Enforcement of Morals (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Liberty Fund Inc, Indianapolis, IN, 2010
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Paperback. The limits of individual freedom within society -- the boundaries of the public and the private in the realm of morals, and the point at which the law may enter -- are the core concern of these seven essays by prominent British jurist Lord Patrick Devlin. Includes seven essays that deal with the limits of individual freedom within society - the boundaries of the public and the private in the realm of morals, and the point at which the law may enter. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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- Title
- Enforcement of Morals (Paperback)
- Author
- Patrick Devlin
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc, Indianapolis, IN
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0865978050
- ISBN 13
- 9780865978058
Are morals always relative? Are private actions—among consenting adults— always beyond the law? Or are there some behaviors which so weaken a society that common beliefs about right and wrong must be enforced to protect the common good?
In opposing the decriminalization of private acts of homosexuality in Britain, Patrick Devlin maintained that not only is it reasonable to allow popular morality to influence lawmaking, it is imperative: “ . . . For a society is not something that is kept together physically; it is held by the invisible bonds of common thought.”
Today, as divisive issues such as same-sex marriage and “don’t ask, don’t tell” confront our legislative, judicial, and executive branches, the views expressed by Devlin in The Enforcement of Morals resonate and reverberate anew.
Patrick Devlin (1905–1992) studied history and law at Cambridge University and became a successful lawyer.
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