ABSTRACT
This volume collects many of the key essays exploring the possible relationships between the concepts of law and morality, a central concern of contemporary philosophizing about law. It is organized around five conceptual issues: classical natural law theory; legal positivism's separability thesis; Ronald Dworkin's constructive interpretivism; inclusive legal positivism's assertion that there can be legal systems with moral criteria of legality; and the relevance of morality and moral theorizing in theorizing about the concept of law and associated legal concepts. Each of the essays makes an important contribution toward addressing these issues.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|60 pages
Classical Natural Law Theory
part II|95 pages
The Separability Thesis
part III|101 pages
Constructive Interpretivism
part IV|117 pages
Inclusive Legal Positivism
part V|129 pages
Morality and Conceptual Methodology