女性の権利、人種差別、環境問題などの具体的なトピックもとりあげながら、法律の社会的、道徳的、文化的土台を広く検討し、解説する入門書です。新版は法的現実主義についての議論を追加しており、ロナルド・ドウォーキン(2013年没)、ニール・マコーミック(2009年没)、スコット・シャピロ(イェール大教授)、ジョン・フィニス(オックスフォード大教授)など、近年の主要な法哲学者の成果も盛り込む形で改訂しています。
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The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life. Legal philosophy, or jurisprudence, explores the notion of law and its role in society, illuminating its meaning and its relation to the universal questions of justice, rights, and morality.
In this Very Short Introduction Raymond Wacks analyses the nature and purpose of the legal system, and the practice by courts, lawyers, and judges. Wacks reveals the intriguing and challenging nature of legal philosophy with clarity and enthusiasm, providing an enlightening guide to the central questions of legal theory.
In this revised edition Wacks makes a number of updates including new material on legal realism, changes to the approach to the analysis of law and legal theory, and updates to historical and anthropological jurisprudence.
Reading Guide
Introduction
1: Natural law
2: Legal positivism
3: Dworkin: the moral integrity of law
4: Rights and justice
5: Law and society
6: Critical legal theory
7: Understanding law: a very short epilogue
References
Further reading
"With an admirable and elegant economy of expression - which compromises neither subtlety nor nuance - Ray Wacks has written in Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction, a juristic gem that not only shines with clarity but sparkles with insight on topics as diverse as natural law, rights theory, utilitarianism, the sociology of the law, critical legal studies and law-and-economics. An indispensable introduction for the student of legal philosophy, as well as a sound and reliable guide for the seasoned scholar, Wacks' Philosophy of Law makes a knock-down case, concisely and capaciously, for the absolute centrality of jurisprudence to the study of law." - Professor William MacNeil, Griffith Law School
ISBN : 9780199687008
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