The Concept of LawFifty years on from its original publication, HLA Hart's The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first time. In this third edition, Leslie Green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy, clarifying misunderstandings of Hart's project and highlighting central tensions and problems in the work. |
Contents
| xv | |
I PERSISTENT QUESTIONS | 1 |
II LAWS COMMANDS AND ORDERS | 18 |
III THE VARIETY OF LAWS | 26 |
IV SOVEREIGN AND SUBJECT | 50 |
V LAW AS THE UNION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RULES | 79 |
VI THE FOUNDATIONS OF A LEGAL SYSTEM | 100 |
VII FORMALISM AND RULESCEPTICISM | 124 |
VIII JUSTICE AND MORALITY | 155 |
IX LAWS AND MORALS | 185 |
X INTERNATIONAL LAW | 213 |
POSTSCRIPT | 238 |
Notes | 277 |
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The Concept of Law HLA Hart,Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart,Joseph Raz,Leslie Green Limited preview - 2012 |
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