道德立法論與傷害原則之爭議──重新審視德夫林與赫特的辯論
作者:關啟文（香港浸會大學宗教及哲學系教授）
卷期：69卷第1期
日期：2024年3月
頁碼：1-24
摘要：
一場知名的辯論發生於上世紀英國的六十年代，德夫林（Patrick Devlin）法官支持道
德立法論並反對傷害原則，但法律學者赫特（H. L. A. Hart）則堅決支持某種版本的傷害原
則並反對道德立法論。這場辯論還在持續中，而且近年不少法律哲學家（如梅菲（Jeffrie
Murphy））對傷害原則提出不少質疑。本研究將重新審視這場辯論，透過重新發掘德夫林較
受忽略的論點和一些當代的哲學討論，本研究論證在道德立法論與傷害原則的辯論中，稍微
占上風的應該是道德立法論。
關鍵詞：傷害原則、道德立法論、赫特、德夫林
Journal directory listing - Volume 69 (2024) - Journal of NTNU【69(1)】March
Exploring the Controversy Between Legal Moralism and Harm Principle: Rethinking the Hart–Devlin Debate
Author: Kai Man Kwan(Department of Religion & Philosophy Hong Kong Baptist University Professor)
Vol.&No.：Vol. 69, No. 1
Date：March 2024
Pages：1-24
Abstract：
In the 1960s, a famous debate between Patrick Devlin & H. L. A. Hart happened over the legal enforcement of morality (legal moralism). Since then, the debate between advocates of the harmprinciple & defenders of legal moralism has never stopped. Moreover, in the last two decades, manyscholars have revisited the Hart-Devlin debate, & even some liberals have come to doubt the harmprinciple, e.g., Jeffrie Murphy. In this paper, by appealing to neglected arguments of Devlin & thework of contemporary philosophers, I argue that concerning the debate about the validity of the harmprinciple, the arguments critical of harm principle & in favor of some form of legal moralism mayhave at least a slight edge over the side supporting the harm principle.
Keywords：harm principle, legal moralism, H. L. A. Hart, Patrick Devlin