Bibliograph

Philosophy of law, a very short introduction, Raymond Wacks

Type

Label

Philosophy of law, a very short introduction, Raymond Wacks

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-117) and index

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Philosophy of law

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

252642852

Responsibility statement

Raymond Wacks

Series statement

Very short introductions

Sub title

a very short introduction

Summary

Raymond Wacks reveals the intriguing and challenging nature of legal philosophy, exploring the notion of law and its role in our lives. He refers to key thinkers from Aristotle to Rawls from Bentham to Derrida and looks at the central questions behind legal theory, and law's relation to justice, morality and democracy

Table Of Contents

Natural law -- Legal positivism -- Law as interpretation -- Rights and justice -- Law and society -- Critical legal theory

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