Law and moral considerations the theory of economic crimes

Abstract

In this conference we will dedicate ourselves to one of the most classic problems of the philosophy of law, which is the relationship between law and morality. I do so with the reservation made by a Danish professor at the beginning of this century - which I still consider valid today - in the sense that the worst of the disciplines one can imagine is the philosophy of law, because the philosophy of law, deep down, is a tailor's drawer where those who are neither jurists nor philosophers fall1. I will try to avoid this dilemma by directing the analysis towards specific problems posed by an understanding of modern law. In this way I hope to avoid the temptation to start from strictly philosophical and non-legal problems.
A second previous observation addresses the approach used. You have attended Professor Marco A González2's class, where the problem of economic crimes has been analyzed from a criminological point of view.
According to this criminological approach, the person and the individual are analyzed in the perspective of the group. The specific view of this science is to look for the reasons that motivate criminal behavior.