Legal Philosophy

In a rational society, individuals know when they are about to commit a crime, since it is understood that laws are based on an objective morality. If laws are established to protect individuals from the infringement of their rights via force or fraud, then criminals, by definition, are justly regarded as immoral.  Read More »

After having been married off to a man more than three times her age, who would beat her into submission and forced her to have sex, 10-year-old Nujood Ali traveled to court and told the Yemeni jurist, "I came to get a divorce." News reporters packed the courtroom on June to hear the judge verbally condemn the husband.  Read More »