The autonomy of law : essays on legal positivism

This collection of original papers from distinguished legal theorists offers a challenging assessment of the nature and viability of legal positivism, a branch of legal theory which continues to dominate contemporary legal theoretical debates. To what extent is the law adequately described as autonomous? Should law claim autonomy? These and other questions are addressed by the authors in this carefully edited collection, and it will be of interest to all lawyers and scholars interested in legal philosophy and legal theory. This collection of original essays from distinguished legal philosophers offers a challenging assessment of the nature and viability of legal positivism, an approach to legal theory which continues to dominate contemporary legal theoretical debates. To what extent is the law adequately described as autonomous? Should legal theorists maintain a conceptual separation of law and morality? These and other questions are addressed by the authors in this carefully edited collection, which will be of interest to all lawyers and scholars interested in legal philosophy.--[source unknown] This collection of essays from legal philosophers offers an assessment of the nature and viability of legal positivism. It addresses questions such as: to what extent is the law adequately described as autonomous?; and should legal theorists maintain a conceptual separation of law and morality? Title_Pages.pdf (p.1-4) viii.pdf (p.5-6) 002.pdf (p.7-36) 032.pdf (p.37-62) 058.pdf (p.63-84) 080.pdf (p.85-124) 120.pdf (p.125-168) 164.pdf (p.169-200) 196.pdf (p.201-220) 216.pdf (p.221-254) 250.pdf (p.255-292) 288.pdf (p.293-326) 322.pdf (p.327-340) 336.pdf (p.341-345) My little draws from the asinine saying that 'one can never be too rich or too thin'.