The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law

by Randy E. Barnett

Book Overview

In this book, legal scholar Randy Barnett elaborates and defends the fundamental premise of the Declaration of Independence: that all persons have a natural right to pursue happiness so long as they respect the equal rights of others, and that governments are only justly established to secure these rights.

Drawing upon insights from philosophy, economics, political theory, and law, Barnett explains why, when people pursue happiness while living...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019870092X
• ISBN13: 9780198700920
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"