Law as a Moral Idea

by Nigel Simmonds

Book Overview

This book argues that the institutions of law and the structures of legal thought are best understood by referencing the moral ideals of freedom and independence from the power of others.

In making this claim, the author rejects the viewpoint of much contemporary legal theory, and seeks to move jurisprudence closer to an older tradition of philosophical reflection upon law, exemplified by Hobbes and Kant. According to most contemporary legal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199276463
• ISBN13: 9780199276462
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"