Legal Capabilities

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q3 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities Pub Date : 2022-06-06 DOI:10.1080/19452829.2022.2082392

Ann-Katrin Habbig, I. Robeyns

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT In this paper, we analyse the development of the term “legal capabilities”. More specifically, we do three things. First, we track the emergence and development of the notion of legal capabilities. The term legal capabilities was used in legal research long before the capability approach was introduced in that field. Early on, its conceptualisation mainly reflected elements of legal literacy. In more recent writings, it is claimed that the notion is based on the capability approach. Second, we critically analyse the current use of the term legal capabilities and show that there is no proper theoretical grounding of this term in the capability approach. This is problematic, because it might give rise to misunderstandings and flawed policy recommendations. Third, we suggest some first steps towards a revision of the notion of legal capabilities. Starting from the concept of “access to justice”, legal capabilities have to be understood as the real opportunities someone has to get access to justice, rather than merely as formal opportunities or internal capabilities.

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法律能力

摘要在本文中，我们分析了“法律能力”一词的发展。更具体地说，我们做三件事。首先，我们跟踪法律能力概念的产生和发展。早在能力方法被引入法律研究领域之前，法律能力一词就被用于法律研究。早期，它的概念化主要反映了法律素养的要素。在最近的著作中，有人声称这一概念是基于能力方法的。其次，我们批判性地分析了法律能力一词的当前使用情况，并表明在能力方法中没有适当的理论基础。这是有问题的，因为这可能会引起误解和有缺陷的政策建议。第三，我们建议采取一些初步步骤，修订法律能力的概念。从“诉诸司法”的概念开始，法律能力必须被理解为某人获得诉诸司法的真正机会，而不仅仅是正式机会或内部能力。

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来源期刊

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities DEVELOPMENT STUDIES-

CiteScore

3.80

自引率

6.70%

发文量

期刊介绍： Journal of Human Development and Capabilities: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal for People-Centered Development is the peer-reviewed journal of the Human Development and Capabilities Association. It was launched in January 2000 to promote new perspectives on challenges of human development, capability expansion, poverty eradication, social justice and human rights. The Journal aims to stimulate innovative development thinking that is based on the premise that development is fundamentally about improving the well-being and agency of people, by expanding the choices and opportunities they have. Accordingly, the Journal recognizes that development is about more than just economic growth and development policy is more than just economic policy: it cuts across economic, social, political and environmental issues. The Journal publishes original work in philosophy, economics, and other social sciences that expand concepts, measurement tools and policy alternatives for human development. It provides a forum for an open exchange of ideas among a broad spectrum of academics, policy makers and development practitioners who are interested in confronting the challenges of human development at global, national and local levels.