The Argument from Injustice. A Reply to Legal Positivism.

Alexy, Robert; Paulson, Stanley L. (William Gardiner Hammond Professor of Law, and Professor of Philosophy, Washington University, USA); Paulson, Bon

ISBN 10: 0198259875 / ISBN 13: 9780198259879

Published by Oxford University Press, 2003

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The legal positivist explicates the concept of law independently of morality. The author challenges this view, arguing that there are, first, conceptually necessary connections between law and morality and, second, normative reasons for including moral elements in the concept of law. Translator(s): Paulson, Stanley L.; Paulson, Bonnie Litschewski. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344. . 2002. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Argument from Injustice. A Reply to Legal Positivism.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198259875
• ISBN 13: 9780198259879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

At the heart of this book is the age-old question of how law and morality are related. The legal positivist, insisting on the separation of the two, explicates the concept of law independently of morality. The author challenges this view, arguing that there are, first, conceptually necessary connections between law and morality and, second, normative reasons for including moral elements in the concept of law.

About the Author

Robert Alexy has been Professor of Law, Christian Albrechts University Kiel, since 1986. He was Dean of the Faculty of Law, Kiel, 1998-2000. He was President from1994 until 1998, of the German Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR).