Legality

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What is law? In this book, Scott Shapiro draws on current work in the theory of action to offer an original and compelling answer to this perennial philosophical question.

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Full title :Legality / Scott J. Shapiro.

Summary

What is law? In this book, Scott Shapiro draws on current work in the theory of action to offer an original and compelling answer to this perennial philosophical question.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Harvard University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:472 pages ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780674055667, 0674055667, 9780674058910, 0674058917
oclc:ocn555658570
LC Classification:K230.S525
Dewey Decimal:340/.1

What is law (and why should we care)? -- Crazy little thing called "law" -- Austin's sanction theory -- Hart and the rule of recognition -- How to do things with plans -- The making of a legal system -- What law is -- Legal reasoning and judicial decision making -- Hard cases -- Theoretical disagreements -- Dworkin and distrust -- The economy of trust -- The interpretation of plans -- The value of legality.

Subjects

86.04 philosophy of law Droit Jurisprudence Law Law -- Philosophy law (discipline) Legal positivism Legalität Naturrecht Philosophy of law Positivisme juridique Principle of legality Rechtsphilosophie Rechtspositivismus Rechtstheorie USA