Legitimacy

this type of beginning would have led the audience to abandon the theater. However, the author is perfectly aware of the boredom of his incipit, yet he decided to keep it. The reason is strictly connected to the essence of every legal system: its legitimacy and authority are achieved by following formalities and patterns that make the law predictable. Doing so, the people can have the…

philosophers. Political Legitimacy is elaborated upon by each philosopher immensely in each piece of writing. The main differing idea on political legitimacy between the two philosophers was their opinion regarding the government. Malcolm, who grew up experiencing institutional and personal racism, had many critiques of the government. Hobbes is completely opposite; as he believes in the establishment of an absolute sovereign. Malcolm X would interpret Hobbes’ idea of political legitimacy as…

Increasing Police Legitimacy. Since the deployment of the first police officers in the country, police have been faced with challenges to their legitimacy as an institution with the authority to control the freedoms of others. It has improved over time but suffered setbacks due to high profile incidents of police misconduct such as the Rodney King incident in Los Angeles. A divide exists in the public with their view of police. Often racial and ethnic differences feed the divide with…

Colton Lynch Professor Topper Pol Sci 31A 19 November 2017 Second Essay – Question 4 Throughout the history of politics the topic of the legitimacy of a government has always been one of controversy and truly deserves deep thought to find the most correct answer. Two of the most politically influential individuals who have shaped modern government as we see it today, John Locke and Plato, have given this topic much thought and have delivered to us their own answers. Plato believes that a…

For this summary essay assignment, the two articles being compared are Jack Snyder’s One World, Rival Theories and Martha Finnemore’s Legitimacy, Hypocrisy, and the Social Structure of Unipolarity: Why Being a Unipole Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. In Snyder’s article, the three basic international political theories, realism, liberalism, and constructivism, are explained in rough detail. Finnemore’s article, on the other hand, details unipolarity and why unipoles do not technically have an…

Edmund intrinsically connects to the theme of human despair as through his suffering, he demonstrates the depths of cruelty which humans are capable. Edmund suffers as a result of neglect by his father and society. For most of his life, Edmund is not acknowledged by his father because he is Gloucester’s illegitimate son. At the time, society recognizes illegitimate children as bastards. Bastard children create a bad reputation for the family members. Thus, Gloucester does not accept his bastard…

discourse 1 Habermas versus Weber on legitimacy and the moral dimension of law In any legal theory the relation between law and morality is problematic. Reflecting on this link is relevant to the issue of the legitimacy of law. The ’classical’ and still predominant view on the legitimacy of law is that of Weber (1956). His concept of formal rationality of law presupposes a strict separation of law from morality. According to Weber, law derives its legitimacy not from morality, but from its…

Procedural justice and legitimacy in America is the hottest topic of the last couple of years. The justice system and policing are changing for the better. Unfortunately, there is a learning curve that needs to be hurdled before far sweeping changes are made. Studies show that simple communication and listening skills, along with neutrality and consistency, can influence people into believing in the system again. The key concepts of showing respect, fairness, and trustworthiness have been shown…

U.S. Supreme Court Institutional Legitimacy It is rumored that in reaction to a ruling from the Supreme Court in 1832, President Andrew Jackson stated, “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!” This quote highlights a problem with the Supreme Court in which it can neither create nor enforce legislation. Because it has ”no influence over either the sword or the purse,” the Court must rely on its institutional legitimacy to ensure its rulings are respected (Hamilton 1788).…

the Soviet Union fell, it not coincidentally coincides with the rise and fall of world oil prices. Russia currently is supported by a single market economy, and the political institutions during the Soviet Union before were based on performance legitimacy. During the rise of Putin and therefore competitive authoritarianism, as they are not mutually exclusive, we have seen extraordinary growth, around 6.7% average. However, much of this growth is directly due to rising oil prices. Rising oil…