02151nam 2200469 a 450 991046572440332120200520144314.01-118-00810-3(CKB)2560000000103964(EBL)697065(MiAaPQ)EBC697065(Au-PeEL)EBL697065(CaPaEBR)ebr10720712(CaONFJC)MIL499094(OCoLC)851159403(EXLCZ)99256000000010396420051101d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Philosophy of law[electronic resource] /Mark C. MurphyMalden, Mass. Blackwell Pub.20071 online resource (228 p.)Fundamentals of philosophy ;2Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-2946-8 1-4051-2960-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Analytical fundamentals : the concept of law -- Normative fundamentals : the basic roles of paradigmatic legal systems -- The aims of law -- The nature and aims of the criminal law -- The nature and aims of tort law -- Challenging the law.The Philosophy of Law is a broad-reaching text that guides readers through the basic analytical and normative issues in the field, highlighting key historical and contemporary thinkers and offering a unified treatment of the various issues in the philosophy of law. Enlivened with numerous, everyday examples to illustrate various concepts of law. Employs the idea of three central commonplaces about law - that law is a social matter, that law is authoritative, and that law is for the common good - to organize seemingly disparate topics and to bring rival views intoFundamentals of philosophy (Blackwell Publishing Ltd.) ;2.LawElectronic books.Law.340/.1Murphy Mark C988840MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465724403321Philosophy of law2261309UNINA