Document Type : Original Article

Author

• Mohammadtaha Javanbakht

public law. isu. Iran.

Abstract

Many legal scholars consider the ultimate goal of public law to be the establishment of a rule of law state, which is a minimalist state limited to legal structures that are as depoliticized as possible. The emphasis of some thinkers on maximizing rights and minimizing politics in the state stems from a Kantian approach to the concept of the common good, as humans can be more equally accepted before the law, but this equality is largely distorted and compromised in the political sphere. The legal state state has manifested itself in various forms of thought, from ancient Greece to liberalism and even Islam, but its main origin can perhaps be traced back to the liberal tradition, as this tradition has paid more attention to limiting the powers of the state through law.Friedrich von Hayek, as a libertarian from the Austrian school, presents one of the most extreme theories of the rule of law state. He proposes a minimal state limited to judicial oversight, both over the people and over the state's own administrative actions, and denies the need to establish other state institutions, including the legislative branch. In this article, we will examine the fundamental principles of Hayek's thought in order to ultimately be able to criticize the result of these foundations, namely Hayek's conception of the rule of law state.

Keywords

• legal state
• Von Hayek
• Spontaneous order
• Evolution
• Justice
• Freedom
• Market
• Liberalism