To argue ex auctoritate in favour of a certain interpretation means that that interpretation is to be deemed correct just in virtue of the fact that said interpretation has already been endorsed by somebody – whose authority is thus called upon in order to substantiate the correctness of the interpretation at stake. While this way of arguing may seem somewhat odd, it is rather widespread in both judicial and doctrinal writings, and at the same time it is rather neglected by the theory of legal interpretation and legal reasoning. The essay tries to fill this gap.
Sostenere una tesi interpretativa ricorrendo ad un argomento ex auctoritate vuol dire affermare che quella tesi è corretta perché è già stata sostenuta da qualcuno, la cui autorità è dunque invocata a sostegno della tesi. Nonostante l’apparente stranezza, argomenti di questo tipo sono ampiamente utilizzati nelle argomentazioni giudiziarie e dottrinali, ma poco studiati dalla teoria dell’interpretazione e argomentazione giuridica. Questo saggio si propone di colmare questa lacuna.
Pino, G. (2022). Ex auctoritate. DIRITTO & QUESTIONI PUBBLICHE, 22(1), 283-303.
Ex auctoritate
Pino G
2022-01-01
Abstract
To argue ex auctoritate in favour of a certain interpretation means that that interpretation is to be deemed correct just in virtue of the fact that said interpretation has already been endorsed by somebody – whose authority is thus called upon in order to substantiate the correctness of the interpretation at stake. While this way of arguing may seem somewhat odd, it is rather widespread in both judicial and doctrinal writings, and at the same time it is rather neglected by the theory of legal interpretation and legal reasoning. The essay tries to fill this gap.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.