Law, Liberty, and Morality

Name: Law, Liberty, and Morality
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ISBN: 9780804701549

ISBN-10: 0804701547

ISBN-13: 9780804701549

Edition: 1963

Authors: H. L. A. Hart

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This incisive book deals with the use of the criminal law to enforce morality, in particular sexual morality, a subject of particular interested and importance since the publication of the Wolfenden Report in 1957.Professor Hart first considers John Stuart Mill's famous declaration: "The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community is to prevent harm to others." During the last hundred years this doctrine has twice been sharply challenged by two great lawyers: Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, the great Victorian judge and historian of the common law, and Lord Devlin, who both argue that the use of the criminal law to enforce morality is…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 1963
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 6/1/1963
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English