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Law as a Moral Idea


ISBN13: 9780199552191
Published: August 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Paperback (Hardback in 2007)
Price: £42.49
Hardback edition , ISBN13 9780199276462



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This book argues that the institutions of law, and the structures of legal thought, are to be understood by reference to a moral ideal. The idea of law is an ideal of freedom, or independence from the power of others.

The moral value and justificatory force of law are not contingent upon circumstance, but intrinsic to its character as law. Doctrinal legal arguments are shaped by rival conceptions of the conditions for realisation of the idea of law.

In making these claims, the author rejects the viewpoint of much contemporary legal theory, and seeks to move jurisprudence closer to an older tradition of philosophical reflection upon law, exemplified by Hobbes and Kant. Modern analytical jurisprudence has tended to view these older philosophies as confused precisely in so far as they equate an understanding of law's nature with a revelation of its moral basis.

According to most contemporary legal theorists, the understanding and analysis of existing institutions is quite distinct from any enterprise of moral reflection. But the relationship between ideals and practices is much more intimate than this approach would suggest. Some institutions can be properly understood only when they are viewed as imperfect attempts to realise moral or political ideals; and some ideals can be conceived only by reference to their expression in institutions.

  • Advocates an ambitious original argument, connecting the nature of law directly with the form of freedom that distinguishes the slave from the free man
  • Provides an original critique of legal positivism, arguing that legal theory should reconnect with older and broader traditions of philosophical thinking about law
  • Explains the key philosophical debates surrounding law in a clear language that requires no previous expertise or study of philosophy

Subjects:
Jurisprudence
Contents:
1. Jurisprudence and the Nature of Law
2. Dualism and Archetype
3. Evil Regimes and the Rule of Law
4. Normativity, Legality and Judgment
5. Ideal and Experience
6. Legality as a Value ;