Law and legal theory / edited by Thom Brooks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brooks, Thom.

Series:

Studies in moral philosophy ; v. 6.

Studies in Moral Philosophy, 2211-2014 ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Law--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is the relation between law and democracy and how might it be improved? What values should inform the body of laws that govern us all? How should we determine crimes from non-crimes? What justifies state punishment, if anything? Law and Legal Theory brings together some of the most important essays in the area of the philosophy of law written by leading, international scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand law and legal theory to help shape future debates. Contributors include Christopher Bennett, Samantha Besson, Thom Brooks, Brian Butler, Sean Coyle, Rowan Cruft, Leonard Kahn, Richard Lippke, Andrew March, Matt Matravers, Adina Preda, Maria Cristina Redondo, Hanoch Sheinman and Leo Zaibert.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Thom Brooks

Introduction / Thom Brooks

Review Article: Democracy, Law and Authority / Samantha Besson

Rorty, the First Amendment and Antirealism: Is Reliance upon Truth Viewpoint-Based Speech Regulation? / Brian E. Butler

Is There a Right to Polygamy? Marriage, Equality and Subsidizing Families in Liberal Public Justification / Andrew F. March

The Ideality of Law / Sean Coyle

Review Article: Legal Theory, Law, and Normativity / Leonard Kahn

Review Article: Raz on the Social Dependence of Values / Hanoch Sheinman

Legal Reasons: Between Universalism and Particularism / María Cristina Redondo

Criminal Harms / Thom Brooks

On the Non-Instrumental Value of Basic Rights / Rowan Cruft

Group Rights and Group Agency / Adina Preda

State Denunciation of Crime / Christopher Bennett

Imprisonable Offenses / Richard L. Lippke

Punishing the Guilty, Not Punishing the Innocent / Richard L. Lippke

‘Who’s Still Standing?’ A Comment on Antony Duff’s Preconditions of Criminal Liability / Matt Matravers

The Paradox of Forgiveness / Leo Zaibert

Bibliography / Thom Brooks

Index / Thom Brooks.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26293-8

OCLC:

865656612

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004262935 DOI