New Hegelian jurisprudence

Author: Zhu Yingzi
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Neo-Hegelian jurisprudence was a legal school that flourished in Europe and the United States from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century, based on Neo-Hegelian philosophy and characterized by the inheritance and development of Hegel's philosophy and legal thought. Its legal theories are often embedded in philosophy, ethics, and state theory, exhibiting a strong abstract nature. Neo-Hegelian jurisprudence took Hegel's nationalism and narrow nationalism to an extreme in political and legal views, promoting nationalism, racism, and statism; it believed that the state and law are manifestations of freedom and reason; and it regarded the legal concept as the fundamental principle governing all legal phenomena. Although Neo-Hegelian jurisprudence had unique insights in legal philosophy, the relationship between law and civilization, and legal methodology, its strong subjectivism and stateism led to its exploitation by fascist regimes during World War II and its rapid decline after the war.