This book offers an advanced introduction to central questions in
legal philosophy. What factors determine the content of the law in
force? What makes a normative system a legal system? How does law
beyond the state differ from domestic law? What kind of moral force
does law have? These are all questions about the nature of law. The
most important existing views are introduced, but the aim is not to
survey the existing literature. Rather, this book introduces the
subject by stepping back from the fray to sketch the big picture,
to show just what is at stake in these old debates. Legal
philosophy has become somewhat arid and inward looking. In part
this is because the disagreement between the main camps on the
important questions is apparently intractable. The main aim of the
book is to suggest both a diagnosis and a proper practical response
to this situation of intractable disagreement about questions that
do matter.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Law |
Release date: |
June 2014 |
First published: |
June 2014 |
Authors: |
Liam Murphy
|
Dimensions: |
231 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
222 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-83427-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Law >
Jurisprudence & general issues >
Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
|
LSN: |
0-521-83427-9 |
Barcode: |
9780521834278 |
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