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Law as a moral idea /

Nigel Simmonds provides an original critique of legal positivism, arguing that the institutions of law, and the structures of legal thought, can only be understood by reference to a moral ideal - an ideal of freedom, or independence from the power of others.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simmonds, N. E. (Nigel E.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Law and ethics.
Jurisprudence.
Law > Moral and ethical aspects.
Jurisprudence
Droit et morale.
Droit.
law (discipline)
Law and ethics
Law > Moral and ethical aspects
Recht
Ethik
Recht > Ethik
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Nigel Simmonds provides an original critique of legal positivism, arguing that the institutions of law, and the structures of legal thought, can only be understood by reference to a moral ideal - an ideal of freedom, or independence from the power of others.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 209 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191701597
0191701599