| Popis: |
At this time, a substantial change in the relationship between politics, law (domestic and international), and morality is underway. Let us concentrate on three basic phenomena: 1. There is growing cynicism in the world concerning the relationship between politics and morality. The public, more than ever, is convinced that this link has been broken because politicians seem to care less and less about moral standards. Indeed, apart from the private morality of the actors on the political scene, moral considerations and the need for an appearance of morality are increasingly more influential although politicians themselves have not become more decent or moral themselves. 2. People think that questions of morality cannot be discussed in a truly scholarly way, that they are beyond the realm of reason, that moral norms must be arbitrary, based on a priori system of values. But, in fact, thanks to the influence of rhetorical argumentation and developments in the sphere of law and legal interpretation and application, contemporary moral norms are more concrete so that they can be elaborated rationally and substantiated. |
