The Autonomy of Law by Robert P George

The Autonomy of Law by Robert P George

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Summary

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?

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The Autonomy of Law by Robert P George

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 that 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 of this carefully edited collection, which will be of interest to all lawyers and scholars interested in legal philosophy.
Robert George is Professor of Law at Princeton University. He is a former Judicial Fellow at the Supreme Court of the United States and presidential Appointee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights
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ISBN 13 9780198267904
ISBN 10 0198267908
Title The Autonomy of Law
Author Robert P George
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1999-06-03
Number of pages 352
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