The dynamics of law and morality : a pluralist account of legal interactionism

The dynamics of law and morality : a pluralist account of legal interactionism /

This investigation of the dynamic intertwinement of law and morality argues that theoretical pluralism is better explained once law is accepted as an essentially ambiguous concept. The book develops a robust theory of law that increases our grasp on global legal pluralism and the dynamics of law and...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Burg, Wibren van der (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey, UK : Ashgate, 2014
Subjects:
Law > Moral and ethical aspects.
Law and ethics.
Legal polycentricity.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Two basic models of law and morality
  • Essentially ambiguous concepts
  • The debate between Fuller, Hart, and Dworkin
  • The relations between law and morality
  • A pluralist framework
  • What is Legal Interactionism?
  • Understanding the dynamics of law
  • Three apparent anomalies in modern law
  • The necessary and contingent relationship between law and morality.

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