Legitimacy - Revision history

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	The laws are laws because they are backed by power. So the issue of '''legitimacy''' is, in one supremely important sense, the issue ''of what power allows''.		The laws are laws because they are backed by power. So the issue of '''legitimacy''' is, in one supremely important sense, the issue ''of what power allows''.

	Nations, which have [[governments]], which create "the Law" (in the singular], are very complex systems built around innumberable types of organisations, and many types of organisations transcend borders.		Nations, which have [[governments]], which create "the Law" (in the singular), are very complex systems built around innumberable types of organisations, and many types of organisations transcend borders.

	But any person that has power over others, any organisation which follows a [[hierarchy]], or any collectivity that has power over the individual, can enforce its own rules, its own laws, not matter how informal.		But any person that has power over others, any organisation which follows a [[hierarchy]], or any collectivity that has power over the individual, can enforce its own rules, its own laws, not matter how informal.

	And one of the most important types of laws concerns the transmission of power, because the first requirement of being able to exert power is to ''have'' it. [[Incumbent]]s make laws to justify denying and/or punishing [[insurgent]]s who wish to claim power.		And one of the most important types of laws concerns the transmission of power, because the first requirement of being able to exert power is to ''have'' it. [[Incumbent]]s will recognise themselves as legitimate, or forfeit their right to have power. They will also make laws to justify denying and/or punishing [[insurgent]]s who wish to claim power.

	[[Patriarchy]] has come to power through the [[exploitation]] and [[oppression]] of [[women]]. It is a type of hierarchy that, by dividing people into [[gender]]s, can appropriate women's work, women's bodies, and women's resources in the name of [[men]].		[[Patriarchy]] has come to power through the [[exploitation]] and [[oppression]] of [[women]]. It is a type of hierarchy that, by dividing people into [[gender]]s, can appropriate women's work, women's bodies, and women's resources in the name of [[men]].
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	In a patriarchy, men have legitimacy at the expense of women. This is sometimes evident in the capital-L Law, but it is implied outside of the law as well, in the flow of power that accompanies informal decisions.		In a patriarchy, men have legitimacy at the expense of women. This is sometimes evident in the capital-L Law, but it is implied outside of the law as well, in the flow of power that accompanies informal decisions.

	The authenticity of an idea, of an opinion, or of a given work, is magnified when its author is recognised as legitimate.		The authenticity of an idea, of an opinion, or of a given work, is magnified when its author is recognised as legitimate. This legitimacy can be self-appointed, or granted by external authorities.

			Recognition of authority is a political act.

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Ide Cyan: typo!

2007-05-05T07:39:27Z

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	What is important to remember, in a feminist context ''especially'', is that '''people''' create laws, and '''people''' are the [[agent]]s of law enforcement. ("Law enforcement" is a synonym for an [[organization]] of professionals who work to [[police]] societies.) Beyond the rules and principles which some people have chosen to codify in a system of law, and which most people must obey, there is an act of [[reification]] made possible only by [[political]] [[power]].		What is important to remember, in a feminist context ''especially'', is that '''people''' create laws, and '''people''' are the [[agent]]s of law enforcement. ("Law enforcement" is a synonym for an [[organization]] of professionals who work to [[police]] societies.) Beyond the rules and principles which some people have chosen to codify in a system of law, and which most people must obey, there is an act of [[reification]] made possible only by [[political]] [[power]].

	The laws are laws because they are backed by power. So the issue of '''legitimacy''' is, in one supremely important sense, the issue '''of what power allows''.		The laws are laws because they are backed by power. So the issue of '''legitimacy''' is, in one supremely important sense, the issue ''of what power allows''.

	Nations, which have [[governments]], which create "the Law" (in the singular], are very complex systems built around innumberable types of organisations, and many types of organisations transcend borders.		Nations, which have [[governments]], which create "the Law" (in the singular], are very complex systems built around innumberable types of organisations, and many types of organisations transcend borders.

Ide Cyan: first draft of the entry

2007-05-05T07:36:34Z

first draft of the entry

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'''Legitimacy''' is the quality of being in accordance with the [[law]]. It is also, by extension, the rightfulness granted by accordance with the law, or, more widely, a quality of authenticity.

What is important to remember, in a feminist context ''especially'', is that '''people''' create laws, and '''people''' are the [[agent]]s of law enforcement. ("Law enforcement" is a synonym for an [[organization]] of professionals who work to [[police]] societies.) Beyond the rules and principles which some people have chosen to codify in a system of law, and which most people must obey, there is an act of [[reification]] made possible only by [[political]] [[power]].

The laws are laws because they are backed by power. So the issue of '''legitimacy''' is, in one supremely important sense, the issue '''of what power allows''.

Nations, which have [[governments]], which create "the Law" (in the singular], are very complex systems built around innumberable types of organisations, and many types of organisations transcend borders.

But any person that has power over others, any organisation which follows a [[hierarchy]], or any collectivity that has power over the individual, can enforce its own rules, its own laws, not matter how informal.

And one of the most important types of laws concerns the transmission of power, because the first requirement of being able to exert power is to ''have'' it. [[Incumbent]]s make laws to justify denying and/or punishing [[insurgent]]s who wish to claim power.

[[Patriarchy]] has come to power through the [[exploitation]] and [[oppression]] of [[women]]. It is a type of hierarchy that, by dividing people into [[gender]]s, can appropriate women's work, women's bodies, and women's resources in the name of [[men]].

In a patriarchy, men have legitimacy at the expense of women. This is sometimes evident in the capital-L Law, but it is implied outside of the law as well, in the flow of power that accompanies informal decisions.

The authenticity of an idea, of an opinion, or of a given work, is magnified when its author is recognised as legitimate.

[[Category:Feminist issues]]
[[Category:Theory]]
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