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A lively and accessible introduction to the social, moral, and cultural foundations of lawTakes a broad scope spanning philosophy, law, politics, economics, and discusses a wide range of topics including women's rights, racism, and the environmentApproaches the great debates and controversies with clarity by avoiding technical languageReveals the intriguing and challenging nature of legal philosophyPart of the Very Short Introductions series - over six million copies sold worldwideNew to this Edition:Incorporates the highly significant works of Ronald Dworkin, Scott Shapiro, John Finnis, and Neil McCormickIncludes a new section on legal realismIncludes new material on historical and anthropological jurisprudenceFurther reading section has been revised and updated
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
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A lively and accessible introduction to the social, moral, and cultural foundations of lawTakes a broad scope spanning philosophy, law, politics, economics, and discusses a wide range of topics including women's rights, racism, and the environmentApproaches the great debates and controversies with clarity by avoiding technical languageReveals the intriguing and challenging nature of legal philosophyPart of the Very Short Introductions series - over six million copies sold worldwideNew to this Edition:Incorporates the highly significant works of Ronald Dworkin, Scott Shapiro, John Finnis, and Neil McCormickIncludes a new section on legal realismIncludes new material on historical and anthropological jurisprudenceFurther reading section has been revised and updated
