Controversies About Law's Ontology (Edinburgh Law and Society Series)

Law In Things / Michel Villey -- Law In The Mind / Paul Amselek -- Voluntarist Theories Of Law : Ontology And The Theory Of Legal Science / Michel Troper -- Institutionalist Theories Of The Law / Ota Weinberger -- Structuralist Theories Of Law / André-jean Arnaud -- On 'open Texture' In Law / Neil Maccormick -- On Gaps In The Law / Ronald Dworkin -- On The Unstated In Law : Implicit Presuppositions And Conventions / Jerzy Wróblewski -- The Autopoietic Theory Of Law : Autonomy Of Law And Contextual Transfer / Helmut Willke -- Legal System And Reality : A Discussion Of The Autopoietic Theory Of Law -- Christophe Grzegorczyk Edited By Paul Amselek And Neil Maccormick. Translation Of: Controverses Autour De L'ontologie Du Droit. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Legal theorists debate the issue of the "existence" of law - does law exist, and if so, how, and on what footing? Is it complete in itself, or subject to gaps? Is law self-sustaining, or has it external supports and sources of legitimization? Foreword to the English Edition Foreword to the French Edition 1 Law in Things 2 Law in the Mind 3 Voluntarist Theories of Law 4 Institutionalist Theories of Law