Jurists--profiles in legal theory H.L.A. Hart
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0804756791
ISBN 13
9780804756792
LCCN
K 230 .H3652
Category
United Kingdom
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Publication Year
2008
Publisher
Pages
x, 242 pages
Subject
Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart
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Abstract
"In this substantially revised second edition, Neil MacCormick delivers an introduction to the life and works of H.L.A. Hart, noted Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford University from 1952 to 1968. The work includes Hart's ideas on the theory of legal rules, legal reasoning, judicial discretion, the social sources of law, and more."- Voila
Description
Contents:
Hart : moral critic and analytical jurist -- Hart's conception of law -- Social rules -- Morality, positive and critical -- Obligation, duty, wrongdoing -- Powers and power-conferring rules -- Rights -- The legal order I : primary elements of law -- The legal order II : secondary rules -- Judicial discretion and the judicial role -- Sanctions, punishments, justice -- Law, morality and positivism.
Hart : moral critic and analytical jurist -- Hart's conception of law -- Social rules -- Morality, positive and critical -- Obligation, duty, wrongdoing -- Powers and power-conferring rules -- Rights -- The legal order I : primary elements of law -- The legal order II : secondary rules -- Judicial discretion and the judicial role -- Sanctions, punishments, justice -- Law, morality and positivism.
Biblio Notes
Includes index.
Donated by Graham Price.
Donated by Graham Price.
Number of Copies
1
