Law as a leap of faith : essays on law in general /
Gardner, JohnAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2012.
In a series of essays, John Gardner has developed distinctive and engaging answers to the central questions of legal philosophy, cutting through the technicalities of the subject to clarify and reinvigorate the main arguments about the nature of law.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
In a series of essays, John Gardner has developed distinctive and engaging answers to the central questions of legal philosophy, cutting through the technicalities of the subject to clarify and reinvigorate the main arguments about the nature of law.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Law as a leap of faith -- Legal positivism : 5 1/2 myths -- Some types of law -- Can there be a written constitution? -- How law claims, what law claims -- Nearly natural law -- The legality of law -- The supposed formality of the rule of law -- Hart on legality, justice, and morality -- The virtue of justice and the character of law -- Law in general.
Law
Jurisprudence
Law, Politics & Government
Law, General & Comparative