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Retreat from the Rule of Law: Locke and the Perils of Stand Your Ground
Ist Teil von
The Journal of politics, 2020-07, Vol.82 (3), p.955-966
Ort / Verlag
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
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Beschreibungen/Notizen
John Locke presents self-defense in a way similar to American Stand Your Ground laws: lethal retribution in the name of individual freedom. Interrogating a common law distinction—justifiable versus excusable homicide—highlights how Locke supports both (1) a law of nature grounded in individual freedom and achieved through individual judgment and action (justifiable homicide) and (2) a rule of law founded on collective freedom and equality and actualized through external law enforcement and procedures removed from individual control (excusable homicide). Although Locke’s radical version of justified homicide insufficiently considers how bias and self-interest distort judgment and undercut the rule of law, excusable homicide’s requirement of retreat might ameliorate several effects of bias. This analysis of lethal self-defense improves our understanding of Locke’s political thought and provides a lens for assessing current controversies over Stand Your Ground that have consequences for liberal government.