Seymour, David M. (2010) From Auschwitz to Jerusalem to Gaza : ethics for the want of law. Journal of Global Ethics, 6 (2). pp. 205-215. ISSN 1744-9634
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This essay emerges from a series of reflections on the presence of “ethical” narratives and images of the Holocaust in the recent debates and demonstrations around the recent conflict in Gaza. I argue that the lack of measure and violence of these narratives which are now turned onto the descendants of the Holocaust, arise as a consequence of contemporary theories of the Holocaust that eschew the possibility of legal reflection, legal judgement and legal justice. I conclude with a discussion of Hannah Arendt’s attempts to rethink law in the wake of the Holocaust, a law that does not exceed its limited, but clearly defined, area of competence.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Global Ethics |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | antisemitism ; ethics ; Holocaust ; critical theory ; Israel ; Gaza ; Arendt ; Bauman ; Lyotard |
| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Law School |
| ID Code: | 35639 |
| Deposited By: | Dr David M. Seymour |
| Deposited On: | 02 Feb 2011 16:02 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 17:54 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/35639 |
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