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The authority of law : essays on law and morality / by Joseph Raz.

By: Raz, JosephPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 340 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780199573561 (hardback : acidfree paper); 0199573565 (hardback : acidfree paper); 9780199573578 (pbk. : acidfree paper); 0199573573 (pbk. : acidfree paper)Subject(s): Law -- Philosophy | Legal positivism | Natural law | Law and ethicsLOC classification: K 230 .R38 | A96 2009
Contents:
Legitimate authority -- The claims of law -- Legal positivism and the sources of law -- Legal reasons, sources, and gaps -- The identity of legal systems -- The institutional nature of law -- Kelsen's theory of the basic norm -- Legal validity -- The functions of law -- Law and value in adjudication -- The rule of law and its virtue -- The obligation to obey the law -- Respect for law -- A right to dissent? : civil disobedience -- A right to dissent? : conscientious objection -- The purity of the pure theory -- The argument from justice, or how not to reply to legal positivism.
Summary: Raz begins by presenting an analysis of the concept of moral authority. He then develops a detailed explanation of the nature of law and legal systems. Within this framework Raz then examines the areas of legal thought that have been viewed as impregnated with moral values.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Legitimate authority -- The claims of law -- Legal positivism and the sources of law -- Legal reasons, sources, and gaps -- The identity of legal systems -- The institutional nature of law -- Kelsen's theory of the basic norm -- Legal validity -- The functions of law -- Law and value in adjudication -- The rule of law and its virtue -- The obligation to obey the law -- Respect for law -- A right to dissent? : civil disobedience -- A right to dissent? : conscientious objection -- The purity of the pure theory -- The argument from justice, or how not to reply to legal positivism.

Raz begins by presenting an analysis of the concept of moral authority. He then develops a detailed explanation of the nature of law and legal systems. Within this framework Raz then examines the areas of legal thought that have been viewed as impregnated with moral values.

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