Capabilities, Political Liberalism and Private Law

Brooks, Thom

Abstract

This article argues political liberalism can and should be revised to improve its relevance to the private law. This approach is not a rejection of political liberalism, but instead a restatement consistent with the fundamental tenets of Rawls's theory of justice. The first part begins with a brief summary of Rawls's political liberalism. The second part discusses the strategies used to demonstrate the relevance of Rawls's theory to the private law. The third part examines how Rawls's theory can and should be revised by incorporating capabilities. I argue this revision can be undertaken in a way that best develops the relevance of political liberalism.

Citation

Brooks, T. (2019). Capabilities, Political Liberalism and Private Law. Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie, 104(4), 556-569. https://doi.org/10.25162/arsp-2018-0029

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jan 1, 2019
• Publication Date: Jan 4, 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 13, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 4, 2020
• Journal: Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie
• Print ISSN: 0001-2343
• Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 104
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 556-569
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.25162/arsp-2018-0029
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1301265