Tebbit, Mark, 1950-

Philosophy of law : an introduction / Mark Tebbit - 2nd ed. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2005 - x, 249 p. ; 25 cm.

'Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.'

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Morality, justice, and natural law -- Early positivism and legal realism -- Modern positivism and its critics -- Contemporary theories of law -- Law and modernity -- Authority and obligation -- Legal and moral rights -- Liberty, privacy, and tolerance -- Modernity and the reach of the law -- Responsibility and guilt -- Insanity and diminished responsibility -- Theories of punishment -- Crime and modernity.

0415334403 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415334411 (pbk. : alk. paper) RM119.27 9780415334419

2005-000798


Law--Philosophy