Readings in the philosophy of law /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
Pearson Prentice Hall,
c2010
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| Edition: | 5th ed |
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Table of Contents:
- The adversary system and the practice of law
- The rule of law
- The moral force of law
- Statutes
- Precedents
- Constitutional interpretation
- Natural law and legal positivism: classical perspectives
- Formalism and legal realism
- Morality and the law
- International law
- Law and economics
- The justification of punishment
- The rights of defendants
- Sentencing
- Criminal responsibility
- Compensating for private harms: the law of torts
- Private ownership: the law of property
- Private agreements: the law of contract
- Church and state
- Personal liberty and privacy
- Freedom of speech
- Equality