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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812448703321

Autore

Ingram David

Titolo

Law : key concepts in philosophy / / David Ingram

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

1-283-20780-X

9786613207807

1-4411-9395-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Collana

Key concepts in philosophy

Disciplina

340.1

Soggetti

Law - Philosophy

Law - Moral and ethical aspects

Constitutional law

Criminology

Civil law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-211) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 What is law?; 2 Law and morality; 3 Constitutional law: Structure, interpretation, and foundation; 4 Crime and punishment; 5 Blind justice: Race, gender, sex and the limits of legal coercion; 6 Private law and the limits of economic rationality; 7 Conclusion: The rule of law as ideology - Marxist, Deconstructionist, and CLS challenges; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Key Concepts in Philosophy is a series of concise, accessible and engaging introductions to the core ideas and subjects encountered in the study of philosophy. Specially written to meet the needs of students and those with an interest in, but little prior knowledge of, philosophy, these books open up fascinating, yet sometimes difficult ideas. The series builds to give a solid grounding in philosophy and each book is also ideal as a companion to further study. The philosophy of law - inquiry into the origins, nature and theory of laws and legal principles, and those concepts that structure the