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The autonomy of law : essays on legal positivism / edited by Robert P. George.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legal positivism.
- Law--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 339 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection of original essays from distinguished legal philosophers offers a challenging assessment of the nature and viability of legal positivism, an approach to legal theory that continues to dominate contemporary legal theoretical debates.
- Contents:
- Too think and too rich - Positivism as pariah
- Does positivism matter?
- Law's autonomy and public practical reason
- Farewell to 'Legal Positivism'
- The concept of law and the concept of law
- The truth in legal positivism
- Law's normative claims
- Intention in interpretation
- Authority and reason
- Natural law and positive.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-168340-X
- 0198267908 (ebook)
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