The Concept of Law
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Jurisprudence, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
| Author: | HLA Hart, Leslie Green | ISBN: | 9780191630071 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford | Publication: | October 25, 2012 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford | Language: | English |
| Author: | HLA Hart, Leslie Green |
| ISBN: | 9780191630071 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford |
| Publication: | October 25, 2012 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford |
| Language: | English |
Fifty years on from its original publication, HLA Hart's The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first time. In this third edition, Leslie Green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy, clarifying misunderstandings of Hart's project and highlighting central tensions and problems in the work.
Fifty years on from its original publication, HLA Hart's The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first time. In this third edition, Leslie Green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy, clarifying misunderstandings of Hart's project and highlighting central tensions and problems in the work.
