Law, Norms and Authority

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Duckworth, 1982 - Law - 181 pages
"To what extent can legal decisions be objective and fair, and how far does government depend on the law for its legitimacy? This concise analytical book examines the theory of both individual and political justice, concluding that many modern legal philosophers have undermined the prestige of the law by exaggerated claims in its defence. This is a basic book in jurisprudence"--Jacket.

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Problems created for legal theory by the use of
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How is the law normative?
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The binding nature of law
36
Copyright

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