Bruno Leoni
Philosopher, Author
1913 – 1967
Who was Bruno Leoni?
Bruno Leoni was an Italian classical-liberal political philosopher and lawyer.
Besides being editor for the political science journal Il Politico, Leoni was also involved as secretary and later president of the Mont Pelerin Society. He taught at the University of Pavia from 1942 on to his death.
A well-known book of his is Freedom and the Law, published in English in 1961. In this work he points out the importance of the historical law and he is very critical towards modern legislation and the idea that law can be the simple outcome of a political decision. Another important contribution of Leoni to the legal thought is his theory about the law as individual claim.
Following Richard Posner, Leoni has been also one of the fathers of the Law and Economics school.
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- Born
- Apr 26, 1913
Ancona - Nationality
- Italy
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 21, 1967
Turin
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on July 23, 2013
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