THE AUTONOMY OF LAW by Robert P. George (Editor) ( 9780198267904 )

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THE AUTONOMY OF LAW
ESSAYS ON LEGAL POSITIVISM

By:

Robert P. George (Editor)

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Paperback

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

3 June, 1999

Pages:

352

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This is the paperback edition of a collection of original papers from distinguished legal theorists offers a challenging assessment of the nature and viability of legal positivism, a branch of legal theory that continues to dominate contemporary legal theoretical debates. To what extent is the law adequately described as `autonomous'? Should law claim autonomy? These and other questions are addressed by the authors in this carefully edited collection. It will be ofinterested to all lawyers and scholars interested in legal philosophy and legal theory.

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This collection of original essays from distinguished legal philosophers offers a challenging assessment of the nature and viability of legal positivism, an approach to legal theory that continues to dominate contemporary legal theoretical debates. To what extent is the law adequately described as autonomous? Should legal theorists maintain a conceptual separation of law and morality? These and other questions are addressed by the authors of this carefully edited collection, which will be of interest to all lawyers and scholars interested in legal philosophy.

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