SOBRE A MORALIDADE DO DIREITO EM KANT KANT ON THE MORALITY OF LAWS

In present days there is a trend in writings on Kant’s practical philosophy to neglect the important distinction made in the Metaphysik der Sitten between Law (Jus) and Ethics (Ethica), so that Kant’s Doctrine of Law could be seen as a mere application of the categorical imperative. This paper aims to show that in his Doctrine of Law Kant follows a chain of arguments that establish Law as Natural Law entirely independent of Ethics.