| Description |
xxi, 368 pages ; 26 cm |
| Series |
The International library of essays in law and legal theory. Second series |
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International library of essays in law and legal theory. Second series.
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| Contents |
14. The Natural Law Due Process Philosophy / Robert P. George -- 15. On the Incoherence of Legal Positivism / John Finnis -- 16. Lex Satis Iusta / Jeremy Waldron |
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1. Fact and Value in the New Natural Law Theory / Jeffrey Goldsworthy -- 2. A Defense of the New Natural Law Theory / Robert P. George -- 3. Reasons for Action: Evaluative Cognitions that Underlie Motivations / Joseph Boyle -- 4. Natural Law and the Ethics of Discourse / John Finnis -- 5. The Idea of Public Reason Revisited / John Rawls -- 6. Public Reason, Abortion, and Cloning / John Finnis -- 7. Liberalism and the Law / Hadley Arkes -- 8. Making Children Moral: Pornography, Parents, and the Public Interest / Robert P. George -- 9. Legal Positivism and Natural Law Reconsidered / David O. Brink -- 10. The Truth in Legal Positivism / John Finnis -- 11. Natural Rights, Natural Law, and American Constitutions / Philip A. Hamburger -- 12. Natural Law, the Constitution, and the Theory and Practice of Judicial Review / Robert P. George -- 13. Fidelity to Natural Law and Natural Rights in Constitutional Interpretation / James E. Fleming |
| Summary |
This volume features important essays by leading contemporary natural law theorists and their critics. Readers will gain a clear sense of the state of the debate on such issues as the moral basis of legal obligation, the relationship between law and morality, and the role of moral enquiry and judgment in the interpretation of legal texts. In his introduction, Robert George provides a useful commentary on each essay |
| Notes |
Contains previously published essays |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Natural law.
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Legal positivism.
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| Author |
George, Robert P.
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| LC no. |
2002028122 |
| ISBN |
0754621162 alkaline paper |
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