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What Is Above Our Laws?

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What Is Above Our Laws?
Tourists take pictures in front of the Athens Academy adorned with sculputures depicting ancient greek philosophers, Plato (L) and Sokrates (R) on June 10, 2016. Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images
Augusto Zimmermann
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When government enacts legislation that undermines even our most elementary rights, one might be inclined to inquiry whether, in order to be valid, positive laws may have to conform to certain objective standards of justice and morality.

Augusto Zimmermann
Augusto Zimmermann
Ph.D.
Augusto Zimmermann, PhD, LLD, is a professor and head of law at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education in Perth. He is also president of the Western Australian Legal Theory Association and served as a commissioner with the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia from 2012 to 2017. Mr. Zimmermann has authored numerous books, including “Western Legal Theory: History, Concepts and Perspectives" and “Foundations of the Australian Legal System: History, Theory, and Practice.”
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