TFL Vsebine / Pravni letopis

Pravo je po naravi pretežno togo in formalizirano, teži k poenotenosti, ustaljenosti in k splošnemu konsenzu. Pravo naj bi bilo sorazmerno enako za vse, predvsem pa mora biti predvidljivo in zanesljivo v smislu pravne varnosti. Pravni občutek kot notranji vzgib posameznika v stiku s pravom ali s tistim, kar naj bi pravo bilo, pa je neke vrste nasprotni pol te racionalnosti. Pravni občutek kot sestavni del pravnega vrednotenja je še kako soodvisen ne le od drugih iracionalnih dejavnikov (morala, predsodki, pravičnost), pač pa tudi od racionalnosti, med drugim tudi evolucije (racionalnega) znanja in mišljenja. Kritična skrb za razvoj pravnega občutka nikakor ni zanemarljiva. Prav stopnja razvitosti pravnega občutka je lahko pomembno merilo za oceno o stopnji razvitosti nacionalne pravne kulture. Vloga pravnega občutka za razumevanje obstoječega in kreiranje novega prava je ključna; nomotehnika v širšem in ožjem smislu po svojem bistvu ne more in ne sme izključevati iracionalnih dejavnikov, če želi ohraniti svojo temeljno pravnosistemsko vrednost. Šele kompleksno in celovito znanje, umevanje in razumevanje so lahko podlaga za racionalno umestitev norme na njej ustrezno mesto, za njeno polno življenje in doseganje ciljev, kot jih je imel v mislih normodajalec.

Law, by its nature, is rather rigid and formalised; it strives to achieve uniformity, consistency and a general consensus. Law should apply relatively equally for all, and, above all, should be predictable and reliable in terms of legal certainty. Legal sense, as the inner urge of individuals when in contact with law or with what law should be, is at the opposite pole of rationality. As an integral part of legal evaluation, legal sense depends not only on other irrational factors (morale, prejudice, justice), but also on rationality, including the evolution of (rational) knowledge and thinking. Critical care of the development of legal sense is by no means negligible. It is precisely the level of development of the legal sense that can be an important criterion for assessing the level of development of national legal culture. Legal sense has a key role both in understanding of the existing law and in creation of new law. Nomotechnics, in its broad and in its narrow sense, should not, by its essence, exclude irrational factors, if it is to retain its fundamental legal-systemic value. Only complex and comprehensive knowledge, understanding and comprehension can form the basis for rational placement of a norm in its proper place and ensure its full life and achievement of the goals aimed at by the legislator.

Nomotechnics – Between Technique and Sense