{"product_id":"the-concept-of-law","title":"The Concept of Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: H L A Hart\u003cbr\u003eForeword\/Introduction: Leslie Green\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2014\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 333\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0-19-872999-5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is probably the most important work of legal philosophy produced during the twentieth century. Elegantly written and argued, it has provoked worldwide debate and commentary since its publication in 1961.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book furthers our understanding of law, coercion, and morality as different but related phenomena. Hart analyses the concept of law and in the process discusses such important topics as the foundations of the legal system, law as the union of primary and secondary rules, the sovereign and the subject, the distinction between the notions of law, justice, and morality, the rule of recognition, and international law. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book has extensive notes on the theoretical work of other jurists including references to Austin’s imperative theory, Kelson’s basic norm theory, and Fuller’s natural law theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second edition is of particular value as it combines Hart’s original text with a postscript, in which he responds to the critique of his work by such notable scholars as Dworkin, fuller, and Finnis. Written by him, but discovered after his death, this edition has been edited by Joseph Raz and Penelope Bulloch of Balliol College, Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe postscript along with detailed notes and extensive references, make this edition an indispensable resource for scholars and students of law, philosophy, political theory, and all sections of the legal fraternity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI.PERSISTENT QUESTIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII.LAWS, COMMANDS, AND ORDERS \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII.THE VARIETY OF LAWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV.SOVEREIGN AND SUBJECT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV.LAW AS THE UNION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RULES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI.THE FOUNDATIONS OF A LEGAL SYSTEM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVII.FORMALISM AND RULE-SCEPTICISM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII.JUSTICE AND MORALITY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIX.LAWS AND MORALS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eX.INTERNATIONAL LAW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePostscript\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroductory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.The Nature of Legal Theory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.The Nature of Legal Positivism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(i)Positivism as a Semantic Theory\u003cbr\u003e(ii)Positivism as an Interpretive Theory\u003cbr\u003e(iii)Soft Positivism \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.The Nature of Rules\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(i)The Practice Theory of Rules\u003cbr\u003e(ii)Rules and Principles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.Principles and the Rule of Recognition\u003cbr\u003ePedigree and Interpretation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.Law and Morality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(i) Rights and Duties\u003cbr\u003e(ii) The Identification of the Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6.Judicial Discretion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"H L A Hart \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153502368112,"sku":"7433","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/7433.jpg?v=1793910520","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-concept-of-law","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}