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InsteadofanIntroduction:
WhatUseIsthePhilosophyofLaw
toLawyers?
Beforeweproceedtodiscussthemethodologicalstatusofthe
philosophyoflawasanacademicsubject(partI),outstanding
philosophersoflawandtheirwork(partII)approachestothe
philosophyoflaw(partIII),conceptsthatarepartofphilosophi-
calreectionsonthelaw(partIV),andpracticalphilosophical-
legalproblems(partV),andbeforeweaskconcretequestions
arisingoutofthoseissues,wewillattempttoanswerthemost
generalofquestions:Isphilosophyoflawatallnecessaryforlaw-
yers,andifso,why?Inthissense,thischapterisinthenatureof
anintroductiontoallthatfollowsinthisbook.However,itisnec-
essarytoreaditbecauseitwilldeterminethemannerinwhich
answersareformulatedtoconcretequestionsthatarisewithin
theframeworkofparticularproblems,alongthelinesofourtitle
(Hphilosophyoflawinquestionsandanswers”).
AttheendofMay2008,thePolishmediaweresweptbyawave
ofquitejustifiedoutrageoccasionedbythedecisionofaMos-
cowcourtrelatingtotherehabilitationofthevictimsofthe
Katyńmassacreandtheirfamilies.Toputitsuccinctly,thejudge
IgorTulenievquestionedthelocusstandi(legalstanding)ofthe
familiesofthevictimsofthemassacre,since,inhisview,accord-
ingtoart.8,para.1ofthelawoftheRussianFederationcon-
cerningtherehabilitationofthevictimsofpoliticalrepression,
therightofappealbelongssolelytoacitizenwhoserightshave
beendirectlyinfringed,ergointhiscaseonlytothevictimsofthe
crime.Ifweassumethatthisprovision,indeed,appliesandthat
itwas,infact,properlyinterpreted,itisdimcultnottoremarkon
theabsurditybothofthelawitself,andtheverdictissuedonthe
basisofit.Onemustconcludethat,inthefirstplace,theRussian
INSTEADOFANINTRODUCTION:WHATUSEISTHEPHILOSOPHYOFLAWTOLAWYERS?
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