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Legal Theory

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Ian McLeod

    1. Department of Law, London Guildhall University, UK

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  • Will have a universal appeal to all jurisprudence and legal theory teachers
    Concentrates on the big questions and main arguments
    An experienced author with Legal Method in the series

Part of the book series: Macmillan Law Masters (MLM)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Nature of Legal Theory: From Laws to Law

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 1-11

  3. The Nature and Functions of Law

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 12-23

  4. The Natural Law Tradition

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 24-53

  5. English Analytical Positivism

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 54-67

  6. Kelsen’s Hierarchy of Norms

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 68-83

  7. The Revival of Natural Law: Fuller and Finnis

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 84-98

  8. Policies, Principles, Rights and Interpretation: Dworkin’s Theory of Adjudication

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 99-113

  9. American Realism

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 114-124

  10. Critical Perspectives on Law

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 125-133

  11. Theories of Justice

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 134-147

  12. Legal Regulation of Morality

    • Ian McLeod
    Pages 148-176

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 177-186
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About this book

Why do some rules have the status of law while others do not? Is law simply a matter of rules anyway? What is justice? Is there a duty to obey a law even if it is unjust? Should the law concern itself with the activities of consenting adults in private? Legal Theory asks questions such as these and explains some of the answers which legal theorists have given from Ancient Greece to the present day. Written in a very readable style, this book makes intrinsically difficult material accessible and interesting.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Law, London Guildhall University, UK

    Ian McLeod

About the author

IAN MCLEOD teaches at London Metropolitan University. Following professional experience as a local government lawyer and as a prosecuting solicitor, he has specialised in Public Law and Legal Theory as well as Legal Method.

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