Abstract
Satisfying the value of stability within the legal order (to the benefit of legal certainty) on the one hand and the value of change within it (to the benefit of a smooth adaptation to changes in the development of society) on the other is a dilemma that occupied already the classical Roman jurists. Different juridical techniques in the service of stability and change respectively, developed in Western juridical culture for centuries, are dealt with in this chapter. Lawyers’ efforts by means of technical devices to minimise, or even disguise, necessary changes are conspicuous. “Changes in the law” is an ambiguous expression, since it can refer to changes of legal positions (e.g., by means of entering into contracts) or to changes of the legal system itself. In this chapter stability and change regarding legal positions are investigated, and then changes within the legal system through legislation or adjudication.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
Pound (1923), p. 1.
- 2.
Mousourakis (2015), pp. 45–55.
- 3.
A classical jurist, Marcianus, exclaims: “the ius honorarium is of itself the living voice of the ius civile”. Ius honorarium has been compared to the English equity, Mousourakis (2015), p. 49, n. 58. Says Mousourakis: “Such a system [the dualism between ius civile and ius honorarium] seemed to satisfy the people’s desire to believe that things remained the same as long as they were ascribed the same labels. It created the comfortable illusion that nothing really had changed” (Mousourakis 2015, p. 52).
- 4.
MacCormick and Summers (1997), p. 326.
- 5.
Kelsen (1952).
- 6.
Kelsen (1952), p. 359.
- 7.
MacCormick and Summers (1997), p. 326.
- 8.
Levi (1951), p. 1.
- 9.
Levi (1951), p. 7 ff.
- 10.
Levi (1951), p. 19.
- 11.
Frändberg (2014), pp. 61 ff.
- 12.
See von Savigny (1814).
- 13.
Carter (1884).
- 14.
Austin (1861–63), Lecture 39.
- 15.
Lassalle (1861).
References
Austin J (1861–63) Lectures on jurisprudence; or, the philosophy of positive law, vols I–III. J. Murray, London
Carter JC (1884) The proposed codification of our common law. Evening Post Job Printing Office, New York
Frändberg Å (2014) From Rechtsstaat to universal law-state. Springer, Berlin
Kelsen H (1952) Principles of international law. Rinehart & Company, Inc, New York
Lassalle F (1861) Die Theorie der erworbenen Rechte und der Collision der Gesetze unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des römischen, französischen und preußischen Rechts dargestellt. F.A. Brockhaus
Levi EH (1951) An introduction to legal reasoning. University of Chicago Press, Chicago
MacCormick DN, Summers RS (1997) Interpreting precedents. A comparative study. Dartmouth, Hanover
Mousourakis G (2015) Roman law and the origins of the civil law tradition. Springer, Berlin
Pound R (1923) Interpretations of legal history. The Macmillan Company, Basingstoke
von Savigny FC (1814) Vom Beruf unserer Zeit für Gesetzgebung und Rechtswissenschaft. Mohr und Zimmer, Heidelberg
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Frändberg, Å. (2018). Stability and Change: A Study in Juridical Ideology. In: The Legal Order. Law and Philosophy Library, vol 123. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78858-6_16
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78858-6_16
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-78857-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-78858-6
eBook Packages: Law and CriminologyLaw and Criminology (R0)