Legal Theory
- ISBN: 9780230247833
- Editorial: Palgrave MacMillan
- Fecha de la edición: 2010
- Lugar de la edición: Hampshire. Reino Unido
- Edición número: 5th ed
- Colección: Palgrave MacMillan Law masters
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 264
- Idiomas: Inglés
Legal Theory discusses a wide range of answers to the most basic legal questions of all. Why do some rules have the status of law while others do not? Is law simply a matter of rules anyway? What is justice? Should the law concern itself with the activities of consenting adults in private; and, if so, to what extent and why? Discussing the views of legal theorists from Ancient Greece to the present day and combining theoretical discussion with practical examples, this lucidly written text makes intrinsically complex material accessible, relevant and - above all - interesting. Assuming no prior knowledge of philosophy, Legal Theory examines the relationship between law and morality, and places particular emphasis on matters of contemporary debate, such as assisted suicide and animal rights.
