Khaitan Tarunabh, Steel Sandy
Professor of Public Law and Legal Theory, University of Oxford & Head of Research, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Oxford.
Professor of Law and Philosophy of Law, University of Oxford.
Oxf J Leg Stud. 2022 Oct 26;43(1):76-96. doi: 10.1093/ojls/gqac025. eCollection 2023 Spring.
This article addresses three fundamental questions about a key phenomenon in special jurisprudence, 'areas of law': (i) what is an area of law; (ii) what are the consequences of dividing law into distinct areas; and (iii) what constitutes the foundations of an area of law. It claims that (i) 'an area of law' is a set of legal norms that are intersubjectively recognised by the legal complex as a subset of legal norms in a given jurisdiction; (ii) the sub-division of law into multiple areas matters to the content and scope of legal doctrine, to law's perceived legitimacy and possibly to its effectiveness; and (iii) the search for the normative foundations of an area of law is typically an inquiry into its 'aims' or 'functions'. This article systematically articulates, explains and answers these three questions , ie in relation to areas of law .
本文探讨了特殊法理学中一个关键现象——“法律领域”的三个基本问题：（i）什么是法律领域；（ii）将法律划分为不同领域会产生哪些后果；（iii）构成一个法律领域的基础是什么。文章认为：（i）“一个法律领域”是一套法律规范，这些规范被法律体系主体间承认为特定司法辖区内法律规范的一个子集；（ii）将法律细分为多个领域对法律学说的内容和范围、对法律的公认合法性以及可能对其有效性都很重要；（iii）探寻一个法律领域的规范基础通常是对其“目的”或“功能”的探究。本文系统地阐述、解释并回答了这三个问题，即与法律领域相关的问题。
