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> "If Parliament says smoking in Paris is illegal, it is illegal." I'm not entirely sure if you yourself understand the context or real meaning of that phrase,
by hexbin010 11mo ago
> "If Parliament says smoking in Paris is illegal, it is illegal."
I'm not entirely sure if you yourself understand the context or real meaning of that phrase, but for others at least, it was NOT meant to highlight that Parliament has a burning desire or real ability to legislate outside of its jurisdiction!
Just that it has the legal authority to create any such law, and that the legitimacy of a law is not dependent on its moral content. It's merely a paraphrasing/summary of H.L.A. Hart's legal positivism.
- alecmuffett 11mo agoWhat did Hart say about comity?
- hexbin010 11mo agoWhy don't you tell us?
- vessenes 11mo agoI think I got us there, when I mentioned that they had no means of enforcement, and so the statement was meant as you say - to be absurdist in practice underscoring the national sovereignty at the heart of the discussion. Is that what you think it means, out of curiosity?