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Moral Puzzles and Legal Perplexities: Essays on the Influence of Larry Alexander

Moral Puzzles and Legal Perplexities: Essays on the Influence of Larry Alexander

Author: Heidi M. Hurd
Publisher: Special offer (limited stock)
ISBN: 9781316510452

Published In: November 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781316649954

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Drawing inspiration from the profoundly influential work of legal theorist Larry Alexander, this volume tackles central questions in criminal law, constitutional law, jurisprudence, and moral philosophy.

What are the legitimate conditions of blame and punishment? What values are at the heart of constitutional protections against discrimination or infringements of free speech? Must judges interpret statutes and constitutional provisions in ways that comport with the intentions of those who wrote them? Can the law obligate us to violate the demands of morality, and when can the law allow the rights of the few to be violated for the good of the many?

This collection of essays by world-renowned legal theorists is for anyone interested in foundational questions about the law's authority, the conditions of its fair application to citizens, and the moral justifications of the rights, duties, and permissions that it protects.

Illuminates puzzles that Larry Alexander identified concerning the legitimacy of criminal punishment and the conditions of criminal responsibility
Canvasses core problems that Larry Alexander located within constitutional law and theory
Explores Larry Alexander's famous theory that law cannot possess the authority that it needs to claim in order to be action guiding

1. Introduction: Larry Alexander Heidi M. Hurd

Part I. Puzzles in Criminal Law:

2. Kinds of punishment Douglas Husak

3. Partial responsibility and excuse David O. Brink

4. 'Thank God I Failed' R. A. Duff

5. Does duress justify or excuse? The significance of Larry Alexander's ambivalence Peter Westen

6. Alternative lesser evils Gideon Yaffe

Part II. Problems in Constitutional Law:

7. Justifying academic freedom: Mill and Marcuse revisited Brian Leiter

8. Vindicating judicial supremacy Laurence Claus

9. Alexander's 'simple-minded originalism' Connie S. Rosati

10. Subjective versus objective intentionalism in legal interpretation Jeffrey Goldsworthy