Between authority and interpretation: on the theory of law and practical reason

In this book Joseph Raz develops his work on some central questions in practical philosophy: legal, political and moral. The book provides a valuable overview of Raz's views on the methodology of jurisprudence; on the nature of law and its relation to morality; on the justification of authority; and on interpretation in law and the humanities. INDICE: 1: Introduction; I: Methodological Issues; 2: Can there be a Theory of Law?; 3: Two Views of the Nature of the Theory of Law: A Partial Comparison; II: Law, Authority and Morality; 4: On the Nature of Law; 5: The Problem of Authority: Revisiting the Service Conception; 6: About Morality and the Nature of Law; 7: Incorporation by Law; 8: Reasoning with Rules; III: Interpretation; 9: Why Interpret?; 10: Interpretation Without Retrieval; 11: Intention in Interpretation; 12: Interpretation: Pluralism and Innovation; 13: On the Authority and Interpretation of Constitutions: Some Preliminaries; Appendix; 14:Postema on Law's Autonomy and Public Practical Reasons: A Critical Comment

• ISBN: 978-0-19-959637-9
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 432
• Fecha Publicación: 09/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés