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Legal Theory, 6th edition

Legal Theory, 6th edition

Name: Legal Theory, 6th edition
Brand: Palgrave Macmillan
SKU: 9780230362048
Price: 454.87 HKD
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Author: Ian McLeod
ISBN: 9780230362048

By Ian McLeod

Palgrave Macmillan_ August 2012

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ISBN-13: 9780230362048
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan_
Publication: August 2012
Format: Paperback , 264 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Why do some rules have the status of law while others do not? Is law simply a matter of rules anyway? What is justice? Legal Theory asks questions such as these and explains some of the answers that legal theorists have given over the ages, from Ancient Greece to the present day.

The Nature of Legal Theory: From Laws to Law
An Overview of the Relationship between Law and Morality
The Natural Law Tradition
English Analytical Positivism
Kelsen's Hierarchy of Norms
The Revival of Natural Law: Fuller and Finnis
Policies, Principles, Rights and Interpretation: Dworkin's Theory of Law
American Realism
Critical Perspectives on Law
Theories of Justice
Law and Morality

About the Author

IAN MCLEOD is Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Stirling, UK. Following professional experience as a local government lawyer and a prosecuting solicitor, he specialized in teaching Legal Theory, Legal Method and Public Law. He is the author of Legal Method, Key Concepts in Law and (with Simon Askey) Studying Law, all published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Reviews

'By using practical examples from primary sources to illustrate his explanations of theory, the author helps to bring the subject alive.' - Dr David Marrani, School of Law, University of Essex

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