
Law and Legal Theory.
Title:
Law and Legal Theory.
Author:
Brooks, Thom.
ISBN:
9789004262935
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (348 pages)
Series:
Studies in Moral Philosophy ; v.6
Studies in Moral Philosophy
Contents:
Law and Legal Theory -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART ONE: LAW AND DEMOCRACY -- 1. Review Article: Democracy, Law and Authority -- 2. Rorty, the First Amendment and Antirealism: Is Reliance upon Truth Viewpoint-Based Speech Regulation? -- 3. Is There a Right to Polygamy? Marriage, Equality and Subsidizing Families in Liberal Public Justification -- PART TWO: LEGAL NORMS -- 4. The Ideality of Law -- 5. Review Article: Legal Theory, Law, and Normativity -- 6. Review Article: Raz on the Social Dependence of Values -- PART THREE: LEGAL REASONS -- 7. Legal Reasons: Between Universalism and Particularism -- PART FOUR: LEGAL RIGHTS -- 8. Criminal Harms -- 9. On the Non-instrumental Value of Basic Rights -- 10. Group Rights and Group Agency -- PART FIVE: PUNISHMENT -- 11. State Denunciation of Crime -- 12. Imprisonable Offenses -- 13. Punishing the Guilty, Not Punishing the Innocent -- 14. 'Who's Still Standing?' A Comment on Antony Duff's Preconditions of Criminal Liability -- 15. The Paradox of Forgiveness -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Law and Legal TheoryEdited by brings together some of the most important essays in the area of the philosophy of law written by leading, international scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand law and legal theory to help shape future debates.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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