| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 396 pages) |
| Contents |
Part I General theory -- Definition and theory of jurisprudence (first published 1953) -- Positivism and separation of law and morals (first published 1958) -- Problems of the philosophy of law (first published 1967) -- Part II American jurisprudence -- American jurisprudence through English eyes: the nightmare and the noble dream (first published 1977) -- 1776-1976: Law in the perspective of philosophy (first published 1976) -- Part III Scandinavian jurisprudence -- Scandinavian realism (first published 1959) -- Self-referring laws (first published 1964) -- Part IV Liberty, utility and rights -- Utilitarianism and natural rights (first published 1978) -- Between utility and rights (first published 1973) -- Rawls on liberty and its priority (first published 1973) -- Social solidarity and the enforcement of morality (first published 1967) -- Part V Four legal theorists -- Jhering's Heaven concepts and modern analytical jurisprudence (first published 1970) -- Diamonds and string: Holmes on the common law (first published 1963) -- Kelsen visited (first published 1963) -- Kelsen's Doctrine of the Unity of Law (first published 1968) -- Lon L. Fuller: the morality of law (first published 1965) -- Part VI -- The house of lords on attempting the impossible (first published 1981) |
| Summary |
These essays, which cover a wide range of topics, were written by Professor Hart between 1953 and 1981, and first appeared in a variety of different books and journals |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Jurisprudence.
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Law -- Philosophy.
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Jurisprudence
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law (discipline)
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Jurisprudence
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Law -- Philosophy
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Philosophy of law.
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Philosophy.
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Natural law.
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Legal positivism.
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Rudolf von Jhering (1818-1892)
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Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart (1907-1992)
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Hans Kelsen (1881-1973)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
83004197 |
| ISBN |
9780191681431 |
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0191681431 |
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0198253885 |
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9780198253884 |
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