Ernst-Joachim
Lampe, Ober-Olm: Die Entwicklung von Rechtsbewusstsein im Kindesalter
Initiated by the author an empirical investigation
into the development of the sense of right and wrong has been conducted in
children between the ages of 3 and 13 years in 2001 and 2002. Firstly the
author reviews the actual state of knowledge and – following a short
overview of the feasible scientific methods – he describes the method of
the present investigation. Semistructured interviews were focused on the
childlike points of view concerning problems of civil law (e.g. possession and
property, binding to contracts) and criminal law (e.g. violation of property
rights, accountability of conduct, esp. participation and attempt). It turned
out that certain pre-judicial beliefs are apparently inborn and maturate while
children grow up, but are also influenced by specific imprinting processes
within the cultural background. Natural law, up to now mainly philosophically
grounded, obtains hereby for the first time a differentiated empiric basis.
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