How should a judgeâ‚¬s moral convictions bear on his judgments about what the law is? Lawyers, sociologists, philosophers, politicians, and judges all have answers to that question: these range

Justice in Robes
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How should a judgeâ‚¬s moral convictions bear on his judgments about what the law is? Lawyers, sociologists, philosophers, politicians, and judges all have answers to that question: these range from â‚¬Å“nothingâ‚¬Â to â‚¬Å“everything.â‚¬Â
In Justice in Robes, Ronald Dworkin argues that the question is much more complex than it has often been taken to be and charts a variety of dimensionsâ‚¬â€¢semantic, jurisprudential, and doctrinalâ‚¬â€¢in which law and morals are undoubtedly interwoven. He restates and summarizes his own widely discussed account of these connections, which emphasizes the sovereign importance of moral principle in legal and constitutional interpretation, and then reviews and criticizes the most influential rival theories to his own. He argues that pragmatism is empty as a theory of law, that value pluralism misunderstands the nature of moral concepts, that constitutional originalism reflects an impoverished view of the role of a constitution in a democratic society, and that contemporary legal positivism is based on a mistaken semantic theory and an erroneous account of the nature of authority. In the course of that critical study he discusses the work of many of the most influential lawyers and philosophers of the era, including Isaiah Berlin, Richard Posner, Cass Sunstein, Antonin Scalia, and Joseph Raz.
Dworkinâ‚¬s new collection of essays and original chapters is a model of lucid, logical, and impassioned reasoning that will advance the crucially important debate about the roles of justice in law.
Country USA
Brand Belknap Press
Manufacturer Belknap Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2008-04-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780674027275

Country	USA
Brand	Belknap Press
Manufacturer	Belknap Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2008-04-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780674027275

Justice in Robes

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