Why do some rules have the status of law while others do not? Is law simply amatter of rules anyway? What is justice? This updated new edition of Legal Theory asks questions such as these, discusses topical issues such as assisted suicide, and explains some of the answers which legal theorists have given fromAncient Greece to the present day. INDICE: The Nature of Legal Theory: From Laws to Law 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 ofAdjudication American Realism Critical Perspectives on Law Theories of Justice Law and Morality
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24783-3
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 28/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés