Enforcement of Morals

Patrick Devlin

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Language: English

Published by Liberty Fund Inc, 2010

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Are morals always relative? Are private actions--among consenting adults-- always beyond the law? Or are there some behaviors which so weaken a society that common beliefs about right and wrong must be enforced to protect the common good?In opposing the decriminalization of private acts of homosexuality in Britain, Patrick Devlin maintained that not only is it reasonable to allow popular morality to influence lawmaking, it is imperative: . . . For a society is not something that is kept together physically; it is held by the invisible bonds of common thought.Today, as divisive issues such as same-sex marriage and don't ask, don't tell confront our legislative, judicial, and executive branches, the views expressed by Devlin in The Enforcement of Morals resonate and reverberate anew.Patrick Devlin (1905-1992) studied history and law at Cambridge University and became a successful lawyer.

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Title
Enforcement of Morals
Author
Patrick Devlin
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc
Publication year
2010
Condition
Good
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0865978050
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9780865978058

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