POLITICAL CORRUPTION AS A SOCIAL AND LEGAL PHENOMENON: POLITICAL AND LEGAL MODELS OF COUNTERACTION (ARTICLE 2)

Ethics : An International Journal of Social , Political , and Legal Philosophy

Many believe that we ought to save a large number from being permanently bedridden rather than save one from death. Many also believe that we ought to save one from death rather than a multitude from a very minor harm, no matter how large this multitude. I argue that a principle I call "Aggregate Relevant Claims" satisfactorily explains these judgments. I offer a rationale for this principle an...

Unification of Political and Legal Theory

Visual Analysis of Legal and Political Data

With the abundance of publicly available data registering the judgements at supreme courts and parliamentary votes, we can employ various data mining techniques to identify interesting patterns. For example, we can identify explicit and implicit voting blocs, which may or may not agree with official party affiliations. We can assess the political strength of those blocs. We can examine the vote...

Analysis of Legal and Political Data

With the abundance of publicly available data registering the judgements at supreme courts and parliamentary votes, we can employ various data mining techniques to identify interesting patterns. For example, we can identify explicit and implicit voting blocs, which may or may not agree with official party affiliations. We can assess the political strength of those blocs. We can examine the vote...

Infallibility in Bentham’s Political and Legal Thought