Legal theory /
McLeod, T. I.
Legal theory / Ian McLeod. - 6th ed. - Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. - xv, 242 p. ; 24 cm. - Palgrave Macmillan law masters .
Previous ed.: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nature of legal theory : from laws to law --
An overview of the relationship between law and morality --
The natural law tradition --
English analytical positivism --
Kelsen's hierarchy of norms --
The revival of natural law : Fuller and Finnis --
Policies, principles, rights and interpretation : Dworkin's theory of law --
American realism --
Critical perspectives on law --
Theories of justice --
Law and morality. TOC
"Why do some rules have the status of law while others do not? Is law simply a matter of rules anyway? What is justice? Legal Theory asks questions such as these and explains some of the answers that legal theorists have given over the ages, from Ancient Greece to the present day." -- Provided by publisher.
9780230362048 (pbk.) 0230362044 (pbk.)
Law--Philosophy.
340.1 / MCL 2012
Legal theory / Ian McLeod. - 6th ed. - Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. - xv, 242 p. ; 24 cm. - Palgrave Macmillan law masters .
Previous ed.: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nature of legal theory : from laws to law --
An overview of the relationship between law and morality --
The natural law tradition --
English analytical positivism --
Kelsen's hierarchy of norms --
The revival of natural law : Fuller and Finnis --
Policies, principles, rights and interpretation : Dworkin's theory of law --
American realism --
Critical perspectives on law --
Theories of justice --
Law and morality. TOC
"Why do some rules have the status of law while others do not? Is law simply a matter of rules anyway? What is justice? Legal Theory asks questions such as these and explains some of the answers that legal theorists have given over the ages, from Ancient Greece to the present day." -- Provided by publisher.
9780230362048 (pbk.) 0230362044 (pbk.)
Law--Philosophy.
340.1 / MCL 2012