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Author Martel, James R., author

Title The one and only law : Walter Benjamin and the second commandment / James R. Martel
Published Ann Arbor [Michigan] : University of Michigan Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 254 pages)
Contents Introduction : a slight adjustment -- The one and only law -- The law of the break with law : Badiou and legal ethics -- Raving with reason : Kant and the moral law -- A "useful illusion" : H.L.A. Hart and legal positivism -- The Haitian revolution : one law in action -- Conclusion : how lawful is one law?
Summary A radical critique of contemporary legal practices and understandings based on a new consideration of Walter Benjamin's "Critique of Violence."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index
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Subject Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940 -- Criticism and interpretation
Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940
SUBJECT Ten commandments -- Images. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85133812
Ten commandments fast
Subject Law -- Philosophy.
LAW -- Essays.
LAW -- General Practice.
LAW -- Jurisprudence.
LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW -- Practical Guides.
LAW -- Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory.
Law -- Philosophy
Genre/Form Pictures
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020749677
ISBN 9780472120505
0472120506