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The term '''abolitionism''' refers to any system of ideas (and, possibly, a political programme and a social movement based thereon) that wants to | The term '''abolitionism''' refers to any system of ideas (and, possibly, a political programme and a social movement based thereon) that wants to do away with a repressive legal institution and the corresponding social practices. Therefore, the focus of abolitionism is always on a practice (and its normative foundation) which is | ||
# | #presently legal, but | ||
#seen as a | #seen as a violation of higher principles of justice and humanity | ||
#and which should therefore be done away with, in the eyes of abolitionists, immediately and completely. | #and which should therefore be done away with, in the eyes of abolitionists, immediately and completely. | ||
To sum it all up: all abolitionist movements are calling for the immediate end of a legal institution they see as | To sum it all up: all abolitionist movements are calling for the immediate end of a legal institution they see as utterly unjust. | ||
Where do these higher principles come from? Often, they are derived from religion, but they might also be linked to natural law, international law, and/or principles of philosophy. | Where do these higher principles come from? Often, they are derived from religion, but they might also be linked to natural law, international law, and/or principles of philosophy. | ||