L'Irlande sans État

[José]

Vient d'être publié du philosophe Gerard Casey son étude sur l'anarchie en Irlande : "Reflections on Legal Polycentrism".

Irish society in the historic period up to the 17th century constitutes one of the best examples of a functioning anarchic society. Irish law was the product of a body of private and professional jurists (called brithim or brehons) and was flexible and capable of development to response to evolving social conditions. Law was a (largely) family business, enjoying high status. It is important to note that Irish law did not distinguish between what we now distinguish as tort and criminal law, in this respect resembling most systems of customary law that seem to come late, if at all, to this distinction. From the point of view of traditional law, crimes against the person tend to be regarded a special kind of offence against property.

[Timur]

Excellent la citation de Michael Corleone à la fin de son étude.