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Monthly Archives: October 2007

“Sovereign Farce”

Sunday, October 21, 2007

A student writes in a short commentary/reading journal assignment on H.L.A. Hart’s The Concept of Law:
Hart’s article is clearly interested in attacking Austin’s view of the law is [sic] the command of the soveriegn [sic] backed up by coercive farce [sic!!!] and where the soverigns [sic] powers are not limited by law.
Great stuff. I like [...]

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Support the Troops!

Sunday, October 7, 2007

I’ve often wondered what it meant to “Support the Troops.” I see lots of cars with yellow ribbon (in Canada!?) magnets that say “Support the Troops” (some even cleverly incorporate a camouflage theme) on their bumpers, but they never tell me how – beyond the obvious step of likewise adorning my car – I should [...]

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Canadian Initiative in Law, Culture & the Humanities

Sunday, October 7, 2007

The programme for the Canadian Initiative in Law, Culture & the Humanites conference, to be held between October 12-14 at Carleton University, Ottawa, can be found here.

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