By J. W. Harris

Description

Readership: This book will be of particular interest to students of Law, Legal Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Social Theory and Moral Philosophy.

Contents

1. What is jurisprudence about?

2. Natural law and moral truth

3. The command theory of law

4. Utilitarianism and the economic analysis of law

5. Punishment

6. Kelson\\\'s pure theory of law

7. Legal concepts

8. Legal realism and critical legal studies

9. Hart\\\'s concept of law

10. Freedom and the enforcement of morals

11. The morality of law and the rule of law

12. Statutory interpretation

13. Precedent

14. Dworkin\\\'s rights thesis

15. Legal reasoning

16. The duty to obey the law

17. The historical school and non-state law

18. Sociological jurisprudence

19. Law, social theory and Marxist jurisprudence

20. Justice: liberal, communitarian and feminist

Index

Authors, editors, and contributors

J. W. Harris, Former Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, Fellow of Keble College, Oxford

Published Year: 1997 Format: Paper Back ISBN: 978-0-406-50716-7 Publisher: Oxford University Press No of Pages: 336 Our Price: £ 19.99 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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