Journal Article

Law, from Modernity to Postmodernity

Original title (French): Le droit, de la modernité à la postmodernité

Réseaux, 2000

Written in French — title, summary and keywords translated

Keywords

  • Legal Postmodernity
  • Social Contract
  • Jusnaturalism
  • Constitutionalization of Rights
  • Legal Reason
  • Jacques Derrida
  • Positive Law
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Mechanical Jurisprudence
  • Legal Deconstruction

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Abstract

Benoit Frydman examines the paradoxical relationship between modern and postmodern juridical thought. While modernity aspired to ground political and social organization solely through reason—via the social contract, systematic legal codification, and mechanical jurisprudence—postmodernity has thoroughly deconstructed these epistemological foundations. Yet contemporary practice paradoxically invokes fundamental rights and constitutional principles with increasing frequency, revealing a pragmatic stance toward law despite recognition of its theoretical fragility.

Themes

  • Philosophy & Theory of Law
  • Rule of Law, Democracy & Human Rights
  • Sources & Methods of Law

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« Le droit, de la modernité à la postmodernité », Réseaux, 2000, n° 88-90, pp. 67-76.
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