| The Argument from Injustice: A Reply to Legal Positivism Contributor(s): Alexy, Robert (Author), Paulson, Bonnie L. (Author), Paulson, Stanley L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198259875 ISBN-13: 9780198259879 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $156.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: At the heart of this book is the age-old question of how law and morality are related. The legal positivist, insisting on the separation of the two, explicates the concept of law independently of morality. The author challenges this view, arguing that there are, first, conceptually necessary connections between law and morality and, second, normative reasons for including moral elements in the concept of law. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Jurisprudence - Law | Natural Law - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 340.112 |
| LCCN: 2002038145 |
| Series: Law |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.88" W x 8.88" (0.75 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the heart of this book is the age-old question of how law and morality are related. The legal positivist, insisting on the separation of the two, explicates the concept of law independently of morality. The author challenges this view, arguing that there are, first, conceptually necessary connections between law and morality and, second, normative reasons for including moral elements in the concept of law. |