Moral Aspects of Legal Theory: Essays on Law, Justice, and Political Responsibility

by David Lyon and David Lyons

Book Overview

David Lyons is one of the preeminent philosophers of law active in the United States. This volume comprises essays written over a period of twenty years in which Professor Lyons outlines his fundamental views about the nature of law and its relation to morality and justice. The underlying theme of the book is that a system of law has only a tenuous connection with morality and justice. Contrary to those legal theorists who maintain that no matter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521438357
• ISBN13: 9780521438353
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"