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Law's empire / Ronald Dworkin.

By: Dworkin, R. M.
Publisher: Oxford, England : Hart Pub., 2000 printingDescription: xiii, 470 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 1841130419.Subject(s): Common law | Jurisprudence | Law -- Philosophy | LawDDC classification: 340
Contents:
One. What Is Law? - Two. Interpretive Concepts. - Three. Jurisprudence Revisited. - Four. Conventionalism. - Five. Pragmatism And Personification. - Six. Integrity. - Seven. Integrity In Law. - Eight. The Common Law. - Nine. Statutes. - Ten. The Constitution. - Eleven. Law Beyond Law. - Notes. - Index.
Summary: In this reprint of Law's Empire, Ronald Dworkin reflects on the nature of the law, its given authority, its application in democracy, the prominent role of interpretation in judgements, and relations of lawmakers and lawgivers to the community on whose behalf they pronounce. For that community, Law's Empire provides a judicious and coherent introduction to the place of law in our lives. - Back cover
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One. What Is Law? - Two. Interpretive Concepts. - Three. Jurisprudence Revisited. - Four. Conventionalism. - Five. Pragmatism And Personification. - Six. Integrity. - Seven. Integrity In Law. - Eight. The Common Law. - Nine. Statutes. - Ten. The Constitution. - Eleven. Law Beyond Law. - Notes. - Index.

In this reprint of Law's Empire, Ronald Dworkin reflects on the nature of the law, its given authority, its application in democracy, the prominent role of interpretation in judgements, and relations of lawmakers and lawgivers to the community on whose behalf they pronounce. For that community, Law's Empire provides a judicious and coherent introduction to the place of law in our lives. - Back cover