Enforcing morality / Steven Wall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wall, Steven, 1967- author.

Series:

Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law.

Cambridge introductions to philosophy and law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law and ethics.

Law--Moral and ethical aspects.

Law.

Law--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

What parts of morality ought the law to enforce? What considerations justify its enforcement? What is the relationship between the legal and social enforcement of morality? Are there principled moral limits that constrain the enforcement of morality? How should we think about the pragmatic limits to the effective enforcement of morality? These are some of the main questions addressed by Steven Wall in this comprehensive and provocative study of a fundamental debate in jurisprudence and political theory. The book defends the practice of ethical environmentalism: the deliberate effort to improve the ethical character of the social environment of a society by political, legal and other means. The presumptive case for ethical environmentalism is presented and then assessed in light of a range of important considerations, including fair treatment, governmental neutrality, the value of personal liberty, rights to do wrongs, and free expression.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Series page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

Part I Background Controversies

2 Mill's Principle

3 The Hart/Devlin Debate

4 Sovereignty and Consent

Part II Critical Legal Moralism

5 Ethical Environmentalism I

6 Ethical Environmentalism II

7 The Good of Personal Liberty

8 Rights to Do Wrongs

9 Free Expression

10 Pragmatism and the Perils of Enforcement

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 Nov 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009363778

1009363778

9781009363815

1009363816

9781009363808

1009363808