Freedom and the Law - B. Leoni
Freedom and the Law - B. Leoni "Those who value individual freedom should reassess the place of the individual within the legal system as a whole. It is a question of deciding whether individual…
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Freedom and the Law - B. Leoni
"Those who value individual freedom should reassess the place of the individual within the legal system as a whole. It is a question of deciding whether individual freedom is compatible in principle with the present system centered on . . . It is no longer a question of defending this or that particular freedom. . . .
In modern democratic societies, legislative bodies are increasingly usurping functions that were and should be exercised by individuals or groups rather than government. legislation."--Bruno Leoni, from the introductionThe greatest obstacle to rule of law in our time, contends the author of this thought-provoking work, is the problem of overlegislation. The result is an unwieldy surfeit of laws and regulations that by their sheer volume stifle individual freedom.Bruno Leoni (1913-1967) was an attorney and Professor of Legal Theory and the Theory of the State at the University of Pavia, Italy.Arthur Kemp is Professor Emeritus of Economics, at Claremont McKenna College.