This book offers an account of the nature of law that refutes modern, positivist theories and argues that law exists in all human communities before it is formally expressed. Drawing on anthropology and classical theory, the theory of law offered will be of interest to students of philosophy, anthropology, andthe sociological study of law. INDICE: 1: Introduction: The Grey Goose; 2: The Origins of Civil Society and the Function of Law; 3: Justice, Ownership, and Law; 4: Natural Justice and Conventional Justice; 5: Justice and the Trading Order; 6: Adjudication and Interpretation; 7: Morality, Law, and Legislation; 8: Natural Law; 9: Rights; 10: The Force of Law; 11: The Authority and Legitimacy of Law; 12: Conclusion
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959268-5
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 19/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés