Law and Liberty
14 Pages Posted: 9 Jan 2023 Last revised: 28 Feb 2024
Date Written: January 12, 2023
Abstract
What is the relation between law and liberty? It is often said that liberty requires the rule of law (cf. the oft-cited concept of “ordered liberty”), but at the same time, all laws, by definition, constrain liberty. This paper surveys this paradox from three broad political perspectives—conservative, progressive, and libertarian.
Keywords: law, liberalism, ordered-liberty, paradox, reciprocal harms, Ronald Coase
JEL Classification: A12, K49
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Guerra-Pujol, F. E., Law and Liberty (January 12, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4320056 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4320056
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