| Law and Morality: Readings in Legal Philosophy Contributor(s): Dyzenhaus, David (Editor), Reibetanz Moreau, Sophia (Editor), Ripstein, Arthur (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802094899 ISBN-13: 9780802094896 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $78.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: 'Excellent collection - notable for the variety of material, the large number of readings, and for its particular relevance to Canadian legal experience. It is a collection that would suit many different kinds of legal philosophy courses. Great value.'-Richard Bronaugh, Department of Philosophy and Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario, and editor, Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Ethics & Professional Responsibility |
| Dewey: 340.112 |
| Series: Toronto Studies in Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 2.12" H x 6.32" W x 8.95" (3.14 lbs) 1072 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since its first publication in 1996, Law and Morality has filled a long-standing need for a contemporary Canadian textbook in the philosophy of law. Now in its third edition, this anthology has been thoroughly revised and updated, and includes new chapters on equality, judicial review, and terrorism and the rule of law. The volume begins with essays that explore general questions about morality and law, surveying the traditional literature on legal positivism and contemporary debates about the connection between law and morality. These essays explore the tensions between law as a protector of individual liberty and as a tool of democratic self-rule, and introduce debates about adjudication and the contribution of feminist approaches to the philosophy of law. New material on the Chinese Canadian head tax case is also featured. The second part of Law and Morality deals with philosophical questions as they apply to contemporary issues. Excerpts from judicial decisions as well as essays by practicing lawyers are included to provide theoretically informed legal analyses of the issues. Striking a balance between practical and more analytic, philosophical approaches, the volume's treatment of the philosophy of law as a branch of political philosophy enables students to understand law in its function as a social institution. Law and Morality has proved to be an essential text in both departments of philosophy and faculties of law and this latest edition brings the debates fully up to date, filling gaps in the previous editions and adding to the array of contemporary issues previously covered. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dyzenhaus, David: - David Dyzenhaus is a professor in the Faculty of Law and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.Reibetanz Moreau, Sophia: - Sophia Reibetanz Moreau is a professor in the Faculty of Law and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto.Ripstein, Arthur: - Arthur Ripstein is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of Toronto. |