Classic Readings and Cases in the Philosophy of Law

Name: Classic Readings and Cases in the Philosophy of Law
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ISBN: 9780321187840

ISBN-10: 0321187849

ISBN-13: 9780321187840

Edition: 2007

Authors: Susan Dimock, Pearson Education Staff, Mark Edward Pearson, Bryan A. Pearson, T. Pearson

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With over sixty cases as support,Classic Readings and Cases in the Philosophy of Lawpresents the philosophy of law as a perpetual series of debates with overlapping lines and cross connections.nbsp; Exploring the relation of law to morality, liberty, disobedience, and punishment, this book delves into many social and political issues of pressing importance in contemporary society.nbsp; The extensive anthology of cases covers the mundane to the grandest of constitutional issues, including controversial topics like ownership of genetic material, capital punishment, and gay rights.nbsp; With its brief introductions to readings and cases and extensive study questions, this book encourages…

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List price: $134.80
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/18/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 688
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.520
Language: English

Traditional natural law theory : law for the common good	p. 3
Legal positivism I : law as command	p. 17
American legal realism : law as judicial pronouncement	p. 36
Legal positivism II : law as the union of primary and secondary rules	p. 52
Law and economics : law as efficiency	p. 69
Feminist jurisprudence : law as a patriarchal institution	p. 84
The separation of law and morality	p. 171
The morality of law	p. 187
Law as a system of rights	p. 204
Hart's response to Dworkin	p. 229
Law as an indeterminate patchwork of irreconcilable ideologies	p. 241
The duty to oppose injustice	p. 310
Civil disobedience and conscientious refusal	p. 318
The benefit of challenging uncertain laws	p. 328
Civil disobedience and the presumption of an obligation to obey the law	p. 337
In defense of liberty	p. 375
Paternalism	p. 387
Legal moralism	p. 397
A refutation of legal moralism	p. 409
A utilitarian account of punishment	p. 529
Retributivism I : a Kantian theory of punishment	p. 541
Retributivism II : fair play	p. 547
Retributivism III : the value of victims	p. 559
Restitution	p. 571
Restorative justice	p. 583
The moral reading of the constitution	p. 683
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