A theory of legal obligation / Stefano Bertea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bertea, Stefano, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Obligations (Law)--Philosophy.

Obligations (Law).

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 368 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The focus of this monograph lies in the construction of a theory of legal obligation, understanding it as a discrete notion with its own defining traits. In this work, Bertea specifically addresses the question: how should legal obligation be distinctively conceptualized? The conceptualization of legal obligation he defends in this work gradually emerges from a critical assessment of the theories of legal obligation that have been most influential in the contemporary legal-theoretical debate. Building on such critical analysis, Bertea's study purports to offer a novel and unconventional conceptualization of legal obligation, which is characterized as a law-engendered intersubjective reason for carrying out certain courses of conduct.

Contents:

Introduction

The Concept of Obligation

Contemporary Approaches to Legal Obligations : A Preliminary Map

The Social-Practice Account

The Interpretivist Account

The Conventionalist Reason Account

The Exclusionary Reason Account

A Revisionary Kantian Conception

Further Dimensions of the Revisionary Kantian Conception

The Robust Reason Account

The Method of Presuppositional Interpretation

Conclusion.

Notes:

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781108566216

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