Very good paperback copy. Wrappers slightly dust-toned and edge dulled. Internally, bright, clean and strong. Remains particularly well preserved overall. Physical description: 292p; 21cm ilus. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Legitimate authority -- The claims of law -- Legal positivism and the sources of law -- Legal reasons, sources, and gaps -- The identity of legal systems -- The institutional nature of law -- Kelsen's theory of the basic norm -- Legal validity -- The functions of law -- Law and value in adjudication -- The rule of law and its value -- The obligation to obey the law -- Respect for law -- A right to dissent? I : civil disobedience -- A right to dissent? II : conscientious objection. Subjects: Law Philosophy. Legal positivism. Natural law.Law and ethics. PhilosophyPhilosophy & ReligionEthics. Law and ethics.Law Philosophy. Legal positivism. Natural lawDroit et morale. Law and ethics. Ethics. Positivisme juridique. Droit naturel. Law Philosophy. Legal positivism. Natural law. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 389976

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Title: The authority of law : essays on law and ...

Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: Reprint.

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This book is concerned with the nature of law and its relation to morality, concentrating on the proper moral attitude of a citizen towards the law of his country. The author begins by presenting a new analysis of the concept of legitimate authority and then gives a detailed explanation of
the legal positivist's approach to law. Within this framework the author examines several areas where legal analysis is often thought to be impregnated with moral values, namely the social functions of law, the ideals of the rule of law, and the role of the courts.

The last part of the book is devoted to some key substantive problems. The author argues that there is no obligation to obey the law. He provides a new analysis of respect for law, emphasizing its moral importance. The author maintains there is no right to civil disobedience in a liberal state
(though actos of civil disobedience may occasionally be justified even in such a state) and he argues for a right of conscientious objection in certain areas.

About the Author:

Joseph Raz is at Professor of the Philosophy of Law, University of Oxford.

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