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	Podcast:		LSE: Public lectures and events
	Episode:		Common law: a better foundation for Liberalism
	Category:		Education
	Duration:		01:30:25
	Publish Date:		2025-12-09 00:00:00
	Description:		Contributor(s): Professor John Hasnas \| In conventional political philosophy, law is understood as consciously created rules that are a necessary mechanism for regulating the excesses of the free market. Although coercive in nature, law is seen as a necessary defence against anarchy. But is the situation that simple? In his examination of the purpose and functioning of the legal system, John Hasnas challenges this false dichotomy, presenting a new theory of liberalism that demonstrates that the common law can serve as an effective alternative to traditional politically created legislation.
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