Law as a moral idea
by Simmonds, N. E., (Nigel E.)
Nigel Simmonds provides an original critique of legal positivism, arguing that the institutions of law, and the structures of legal thought, can only be understood by reference to a moral ideal - an ideal of freedom, or independence from the power of others.
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- Full title :Law as a moral idea / N.E. Simmonds.
Summary
Nigel Simmonds provides an original critique of legal positivism, arguing that the institutions of law, and the structures of legal thought, can only be understood by reference to a moral ideal - an ideal of freedom, or independence from the power of others.
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- Publication Date:2007.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2007.
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 209 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780199552191, 0199552193, 9780199276462, 0199276463
- oclc:ocm77012170
- LC Classification:K247.6
- Dewey Decimal:340.112
Table of Contents
Jurisprudence and the nature of law -- Dualism and archetype -- Evil regimes and the rule of law -- Normativity, legality and judgment -- Ideal and experience -- Legality as a value.
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