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The politics of jurisprudence : a critical introduction to legal philosophy / Roger Cotterrell.

By: Publication details: London : Butterworths, 1989.Description: xi, 277 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0406500886 (pbk.)
  • 9780406500885 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.1 COT
Contents:
1. Legal philosophy in context; 2. The theory of common law; 3. Sovereign and subject: Bentham and Austin; 4. Analytical jurisprudence and liberal democracy: Hart and Kelsen; 5. The appeal of natural law; 6. The problem of the creative judge: Pound and Dworkin; 7. Verities of scepticism; 8. The uses of theory.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-270) and index.

1. Legal philosophy in context;
2. The theory of common law;
3. Sovereign and subject: Bentham and Austin;
4. Analytical jurisprudence and liberal democracy: Hart and Kelsen;
5. The appeal of natural law;
6. The problem of the creative judge: Pound and Dworkin;
7. Verities of scepticism;
8. The uses of theory.