Beyond Legal Positivism : The Moral Authority of Law / / Whitley R. P. Kaufman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910755087903321
• Autore: Kaufman Whitley R. P. <1963->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023]; ©2023
• ISBN: 3-031-43868-X
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 pages)
• Collana: Law and Philosophy Library ; ; Volume 143
• Disciplina: 340.112
• Soggetti: Legal positivism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 What Is Natural Law Theory? -- 1.2 The Function of Law -- 1.3 On Misunderstanding Natural Law -- 1.4 What Is Legal Positivism? -- 1.5 Natural Law on Trial -- 1.6 Lex iniusta non est lex -- 1.7 The Connection Between Law and Morality -- 1.8 Moving the Goalposts? -- 1.9 The Plan of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Conceptual Analysis in Legal Positivism -- 2.1 Is There a Single Concept of Law? -- 2.2 Jules Coleman´s The Practice of Principle -- 2.3 Marmor on Art -- 2.4 Conceptual Analysis as Dogmatic Philosophy -- 2.5 `Modest´ Conceptual Analysis -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The Problem of Legal Authority -- 3.1 Natural Law and Legal Authority -- 3.2 Legal Versus Moral Obligation -- 3.3 The Game Analogy -- 3.4 The Command Theory -- 3.5 Hart´s Theory of Legal Authority -- 3.6 Legal Positivism and the Problem of Legal Obligation -- 3.7 Are Legal Obligations Content-Neutral? -- 3.8 The New Legal Positivism -- 3.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Function of Law -- 4.1 Law as an Artifact -- 4.2 The Purpose of Law -- 4.3 Legal Positivism´s Rejection of Law´s Moral Aim -- 4.4 Law´s Function as Guiding Behavior by Rules -- 4.5 Necessity and Contingency -- 4.6 Hart on the Function of Law -- 4.7 Legal Positivism and Moral Relativism -- 4.8 The Rule of Law -- 4.9 The Explanatory Power of Law´s Function -- 4.10 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Normative Legal Positivism -- 5.1 Normative Versus Descriptive Legal Theory -- 5.2 The Inseparability of Normative ; and Descriptive -- 5.3 The Gunman and the Law -- 5.4 The Function of Law -- 5.5 Hart and the Primacy of Legal Officials -- 5.6 Legal Positivism and the Rule of Recognition -- 5.7 Normative Legal Positivism -- 5.8 The Advantages of Normative Legal Positivism -- References -- Chapter 6: Conclusion -- References.