| Moral Puzzles and Legal Perplexities: Essays on the Influence of Larry Alexander Contributor(s): Hurd, Heidi M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1316649954 ISBN-13: 9781316649954 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Jurisprudence - Law | Natural Law |
| Dewey: 340.112 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6" W x 9" (1.43 lbs) 489 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hurd, Heidi M.: - Heidi M. Hurd is the Ross and Helen Workman Chair in Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois. She has published articles in leading law and philosophy journals on topics in criminal law, tort law, jurisprudence, environmental ethics, and moral and political philosophy, and is the author of Moral Combat (Cambridge, 1999). |