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.

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