Readings in the Philosophy of Law

Acknowledgements 9(2) Preface 11(2) Introduction 13(8) Further Readings 21(2) SECTION I THE IDEA OF LAW AND LEGAL REASONING 23(226) Natural Law Theory Introduction 25(6) St. Thomas Aquinas, ``Treatise on Law,'' Questions 90-91, 94-96, Summa Theologica 31(15) John Finnis, from Natural Law and Natural Rights 46(28) Study Questions 74(1) Further Readings 74(1) Legal Positivism Introduction 75(6) John Austin, from The Province of Jurisprudence Determined H.L.A. Hart 81(61) ``Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals'' 97(23) ``Law as the Union of Primary and Secondary Rules,'' The Concept of Law 120(11) from ``The Foundations of a Legal System,'' The Concept of Law 131(11) Study Questions 142(1) Further Readings 142(1) Integrity Introduction 143(5) Ronald Dworkin ``The Model of Rules I,'' Taking Rights Seriously 148(21) ``Integrity in Law,'' Law's Empire 169(16) Riggs v. Palmer 22 N.E. 188 (1889) 185(7) Study Questions 192(1) Further Readings 192(1) Legal Realism Introduction 193(4) Oliver Wendell Holmes, ``The Path of the Law,'' The Common Law 197(5) Jerome Frank ``Preface to Sixth Printing,'' Law and the Modern Mind 202(3) ``Legal Realism,'' Law and the Modern Mind 205(3) Lochner v. New York 198 U.S. 45 (1905) 208(2) Study Questions 210(1) Further Readings 210(1) Recent Developments: Feminist Jurisprudence and Critical Race Theory Introduction 211(7) Patricia Smith, ``Feminist Jurisprudence and the Nature of Law,'' Feminist Jurisprudence 218(9) Catharine A. MacKinnon, ``Toward Feminist Jurisprudence,'' Toward a Feminist Theory of the State 227(9) Richard Delgado, ``About Your Masthead: A Preliminary Inquiry into the Compatibility of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties'' 236(11) Study Questions 247(1) Further Readings 247(2) SECTION II Law and Limits on Individual Liberty 249(60) Introduction 251(7) John Stuart Mill, from On Liberty 258(13) Gerald Dworkin, ``Paternalism,'' Morality, Harm and the Law 271(12) Patrick Devlin, ``Morals and the Criminal Law,'' The Enforcement of Morals 283(15) H.L.A. Hart, from Law, Liberty and Morality 298(9) Study Questions 307(1) Further Readings 307(2) SECTION III Responsibility 309(46) Introduction 311(6) H.L.A. Hart, ``Postcript: Responsibility and Retribution,'' Punishment and Responsibility 317(11) R.A. Duff, ``Choice, Character, and Action,'' Criminal Attempts 328(21) R v Shivpuri 2 All ER [1986] 334 349(5) Study Questions 354(1) Further Readings 354(1) SECTION IV The Nature of International Law 355(72) Introduction 357(12) Hugo Grotius, ``Prolegomena,'' De Jure Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres 369(10) H.L.A. Hart, ``International Law,'' The Concept of Law 379(14) Martti Koskenniemi, ``The Politics of International Law'' 393(21) D. Neil MacCormick, ``On Sovereignty and Post-Sovereignty,'' Questioning Sovereignty 414(11) Study Questions 425(1) Further Readings 425(2) Glossary 427(10) Sources 437