Arguing about Law

Arguing about Lawintroduces philosophy of law in an accessible and engaging way. The reader covers a wide range of topics, from general jurisprudence, law, the state and the individual, to topics in normative legal theory, as well as the theoretical foundations of public and private law. In addition to including many classics, Arguing About Lawalso includes both non-traditional selections, and discussion of timely topical issues like the legal dimension of the war on terror.The editors provide lucid introductions to each section in which they give an overview of the debate and outline the arguments of the papers, helping the student get to grips with both the classic and core arguments and emerging debates in:the nature of lawlegality and moralitythe rule of lawthe duty to obey the lawlegal enforcement of sexual moralitythe nature of rightsrights in an age of terrorconstitutional theorytorttheory.Arguing About Lawis an inventive and stimulating reader for students new to philosophy of law, legal theory and jurisprudence.Aileen Kavanaghis Reader in Law at the University of Leicester, UK.John Oberdiekis Associate Professor of Law at the Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, USA and Co-Director of the Rutgers Institute for Law and PhilosophyKavanagh, Aileen is the author of 'Arguing about Law', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415462426 and ISBN 0415462428.