ПРАВО, МОРАЛ И ВРЛИНА
LAW, MORALITY AND VIRTUE

Summary/Abstract: In recent times, the concept of virtue has regained a prominent role in public discourse and in academic ethics as well. However, it has not yet been dealt with very much in contemporary political theory and legal philosophy. This paper aims at clarifying the relationships between law and moral virtues in two respects. First of all, there is the question as to whether and to what extent the law may urge its addressees to be virtuous by enforcing or fostering the respective character dispositions. The second question is whether and to what extent a well-functioning legal order is dependent on moral virtues of the citizens. As to the first question, the paper defends the widely shared view that a legitimate legal system must not enforce virtue and may foster them only to a limited extent.

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