Moral Puzzles and Legal Perplexities: Essays on the Influence of Larry Alexander

Heidi M. Hurd

ISBN 10: 1316649954 / ISBN 13: 9781316649954

Published by Cambridge University Press 2019-08-08, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moral Puzzles and Legal Perplexities: Essays on the Influence of Larry Alexander
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2019-08-08
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1316649954
• ISBN 13: 9781316649954
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Drawing inspiration from the profoundly influential work of legal theorist Larry Alexander, this volume tackles central questions in criminal law, constitutional law, jurisprudence, and moral philosophy. What are the legitimate conditions of blame and punishment? What values are at the heart of constitutional protections against discrimination or infringements of free speech? Must judges interpret statutes and constitutional provisions in ways that comport with the intentions of those who wrote them? Can the law obligate us to violate the demands of morality, and when can the law allow the rights of the few to be violated for the good of the many? This collection of essays by world-renowned legal theorists is for anyone interested in foundational questions about the law's authority, the conditions of its fair application to citizens, and the moral justifications of the rights, duties, and permissions that it protects.

About the Author

Heidi M. Hurd is the Ross and Helen Workman Chair in Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois. She has published articles in leading law and philosophy journals on topics in criminal law, tort law, jurisprudence, environmental ethics, and moral and political philosophy, and is the author of Moral Combat (Cambridge, 1999).