Title: Between authority and interpretation : on the theory of law and practical reason /
Authors: Raz, Joseph.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Law Philosophy; Law Moral and ethical aspects.; Legal authorities.; Practical reason.
Abstract: Joseph Raz develops his work on some central questions in practical philosophy: legal, political and moral. This text provides an overview of Raz's views on the methodology of jurisprudence; on the nature of law and its relation to morality; on the justification of authority; and interpretation in law and the humanities.
Contents: Can there be a theory of law? -- Two views of the nature of the theory of law : a partial comparison -- On the nature of law -- The problem of authority : revisiting the service conception -- About morality and the nature of law -- Incorporation by law -- Reasoning with rules -- Why interpret? -- Interpretation without retrieval -- Intention in interpretation -- Interpretation : pluralism and innovation -- On the authority and interpretation of constitutions : some preliminaries -- Postema on law's autonomy and public practical reasons : a critical comment.