Moral reasons and the limitation of liberty.(response to article by Gerald Dworkin in this issue, p. 927)

From: William and Mary Law Review | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

I find myself in substantial agreement with Professor Dworkin, and I find this deeply disturbing--not merely because it will make my role as his commentator more difficult, but also for reasons of a more personal nature. I have long held the belief that developing a sympathy for conservative positions is simply a sign of growing old, and thus I view with considerable alarm my increasing sympathy for Lord Devlin's attack on John Stuart Mill's Harm Principle--a principle long considered central to the liberal theory of law, particularly criminal law.

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