Bruno Leoni
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April 25, 1913 Ancona, Italy |
| Died | November 21, 1967 (aged 54) Alpignano, Italy |
| Cause of death | Murdered for brain injury |
| Alma mater | University of Pavia |
| Notable work | Freedom and the Law |
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| Era | 20th century |
| Region | Western philosophers |
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Individualism Libertarianism |
| Institutions | Mont Pelerin Society |
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Politics, law, economy |
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Public choice, economic analysis of law |
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Bruno Leoni (26 April 1913, Ancona – 21 November 1967, Turin) was an Italian classical-liberal political philosopher and lawyer.
Besides being editor for the political science journal Il Politico, Leoni was also involved as secretary and later president of the Mont Pelerin Society. He taught at the University of Pavia from 1942 until his death.
A well-known book of his is Freedom and the Law, published in English in 1961. In this work he points out the importance of the historical law (Roman jus civile and English common law) and he is very critical towards modern legislation and the idea that law can be the simple outcome of a political decision. Another important contribution of Leoni to the legal thought is his theory about the law as individual claim (he presents this idea in many articles and essays).
Following Richard Posner, Leoni has been also one of the fathers of the Law and Economics school.
Leoni was murdered by Osvaldo Quero in 1967.
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