Hart-Full debate

The Hart-Fuller debate was a philosophical discussion in the 1950s about the nature of justice and law, sparked by a controversy over legal principles during Nazi Germany. H.L.A. Hart argued that law is a system of rules that can be understood through legal reasoning, focusing on legal validity. In contrast, Lon Fuller emphasized the moral importance of law, asserting that laws must follow ethical standards to be just. The debate highlights the tension between viewing law as a strict, rule-based system and understanding it as intertwined with moral principles that uphold justice.