Philosophy of Law : A Very Short Introduction.

By:

Wacks, Raymond

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Ebooks Corporation

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very Short IntroductionsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006.Description: 145 pISBN:

9780191517594 (electronic bk.)
0191517593 (electronic bk.)
9780192806918

Uniform titles:

Very short introductions.

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R AC 5 V573

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Contents:

Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 Natural law; 2 Legal positivism; 3 Law as interpretation; 4 Rights and justice; 5 Law and society; 6 Critical legal theory; References; Further reading; Index;

Summary: The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the character of our community and underlying issues from racism and abortion to human rights and international war. But what actually is law? Is it just a set of rules, or something much more than that? And what is its role in society? This Very Short Introduction examines the central questions that have fascinated lawyers and philosophers - and anyone - who ever wondered about law's relation to justice, morality, and democracy. - ;The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the c.

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The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the character of our community and underlying issues from racism and abortion to human rights and international war. But what actually is law? Is it just a set of rules, or something much more than that? And what is its role in society? This Very Short Introduction examines the central questions that have fascinated lawyers and philosophers - and anyone - who ever wondered about law's relation to justice, morality, and democracy. - ;The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the c.

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