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An Institutional Theory of Law

New Approaches to Legal Positivism

Part of the book series: Law and Philosophy Library (LAPS, volume 3)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Introduction

    • Neil MacCormick, Ota Weinberger
    Pages 1-30
  3. The Norm as Thought and as Reality

    • Ota Weinberger
    Pages 31-48
  4. Law as Institutional Fact

    • Neil MacComick
    Pages 49-76
  5. Facts and Fact-Descriptions

    • Ota Weinberger
    Pages 77-92
  6. On Analytical Jurisprudence

    • Neil MacCormick
    Pages 93-109
  7. Beyond Positivism and Natural Law

    • Ota Weinberger
    Pages 111-126
  8. Law, Morality and Positivism

    • Neil MacCormick
    Pages 127-144
  9. Institutional Morality and the Constitution

    • Neil MacCormick
    Pages 171-188
  10. The Limits of Rationality in Legal Reasoning

    • Neil MacCormick
    Pages 189-206
  11. The Conditio Humana and the Ideal of Justice

    • Ota Weinberger
    Pages 207-222
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 223-229

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Law, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    Neil MacCormick

  • Institut für Rechtsphilosophie, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz, Austria

    Ota Weinberger

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An Institutional Theory of Law

  • Book Subtitle: New Approaches to Legal Positivism

  • Authors: Neil MacCormick, Ota Weinberger

  • Series Title: Law and Philosophy Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7727-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2079-5Published: 31 January 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8419-4Published: 30 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-7727-4Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1572-4395

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0315

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 229

  • Topics: Philosophy of Law, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

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