Legal Theory (6th Edition)
Author(s):
Red Globe Press
Categories:
AVAILABLE FORMATS
Paperback - 9780230362048
23 August 2012
$44.99
Free Shipping
In stock
Why do some rules have the status of law while others do not? Is law simply a matter of rules anyway? What is justice? Legal Theory asks questions such as these and explains some of the answers that legal theorists have...
Show MoreWhy do some rules have the status of law while others do not? Is law simply a matter of rules anyway? What is justice? Legal Theory asks questions such as these and explains some of the answers that legal theorists have given over the ages, from Ancient Greece to the present day.
Show Less
Compact yet comprehensive
Highly readable approach addresses the complexities of the subject in an accessible manner
End-of-chapter summaries clearly and logically break down the key elements
An Overview of the Relationship between Law and Morality
The Natural Law Tradition
English Analytical Positivism
Kelsen's Hierarchy of Norms
The Revival of Natural Law: Fuller and Finnis
Policies, Principles, Rights and Interpretation: Dworkin's Theory of Law
American Realism
Critical Perspectives on Law
Theories of Justice
Law and Morality.