Law, science, technology plenary lectures presented at the 25th World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, Frankfurt am Main, [15-20 August] 2011

The dynamic development of science and technology in the last decades has led to new challenges in jurisprudence. This holds for individual fields of doctrinal law as well as the concerned fields of jurisprudence. It is especially significant for the structure of justice, the efficiency of law as a steering instrument of society, and the empirical conditions of legal responsibility. In a jurisprudential perspective, the philosophy of law is rather engaged with the adaptiveness of its traditional principles and categories or the capacity to come to terms with the new developments and less concerned with concrete matters of law. The Existence Of Human Rights / Robert Alexy -- The Egalitarian Dimension Of Human Rights / Samantha Besson -- A Philological Turn In The Science Of Law: History And Metaphysics In Savigny's Work / Olivier Jouanjan -- How Should Legal Philosophers Make Use Of Economic Thinking: Implications Of R.h. Coase's Economic Theory / Hiroshi Kamemoto -- The Jurisprudence Of Welfare Maximization: Embracing Complexity And Uncertainty In The Environmental, Health And Safety Context / Adrian Künzler -- The Very Idea Of Legal Positivism / Stanley L. Paulson -- Methodologische Klarheit Oder Gegenstandliche Reinheit Des Rechts?: Anmerkungen Zur Diskussion Kelsen -- Pitamic / Marijan Pavčnik -- A Thinker-based Approach To Freedom Of Speech / Seana Valentine Shiffrin -- Erosion Of Subjective Rights By Reason Of Technical Development (patent, Copyright) / Tercio Sampaio Ferraz Junior -- The Internationalization Of The Ivr / Carl Wellman. Edited By Ulfrid Neumann, Klaus Günther, Lorenz Schulz. This Volume Contains Almost The Entire Plenary Lectures Held During The Xxv. World Congress Of The International Association For Philosophy Of Law And Social Philosophy (ivr) Which Took Place From 15-20 August 2011 At The Goethe University In Frankfurt Am Main On The General Topic: 'law, Science And Technology'--page [7]. Includes Bibliographical References. One Article In German. CONTENTS VORWORT/FOREWORD THE EXISTENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS THE EGALITARIAN DIMENSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS A PHILOLOGICAL TURN IN THE SCIENCE OF LAW: HISTORY AND METAPHYSICS IN SAVIGNY'S WORK HOW SHOULD LEGAL PHILOSOPHERS MAKE USE OF ECONOMIC THINKING IMPLICATIONS OF R.H. COASE'S ECONOMIC THEORY THE JURISPRUDENCE OF WELFARE MAXIMIZATION EMBRACING COMPLEXITY AND UNCERTAINTY IN THE ENVIRONEMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY CONTEXT METHODISCHE KLARHEIT ODER GEGENSTÄNDLICHE REINHEIT DES RECHTS? ANMERKUNGEN ZUR DISKUSSION KELSEN - PITAMIC A THINKER-BASED APPROACH TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH EROSION OF SUBJECTIVE RIGHTS BY REASON OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPEMENT (PATENT, COPYRIGHT) THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE IVR AUTHORS