Law's Empire

By: Professor Ronald Dworkin

Write A Review

Paperback | 1 October 1998 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
484 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
20 x 14 x 3

Paperback

RRP $64.99

$62.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $15.69 with

Ships in 3 to 5 business days

In this reprint of Lawâs Empire,Ronald Dworkin reflects on the nature of the law, its given authority, its application in democracy, the prominent role of interpretation in judgement, and the relations of lawmakers and lawgivers to the community on whose behalf they pronounce. For that community, Lawâs Empire provides a judicious and coherent introduction to the place of law in our lives.

Previously Published by Harper Collins. Reprinted (1998) by Hart Publishing.

Industry Reviews

As an advocate Dworkin is tirelessly fluent and endlessly inventive... and this is a surprisingly fraternal book, open, busy, engaging and teeming with ideas. It will give many readers a great deal of pleasure and instruction. John Dunn Times Literary Supplement September 2002 Laws Empire stands out for intellectual deftness, elegance and surprisingness. Alan Ryan New Society September 2002 Laws Empire is a rich and multilayered work ... unusually accessible for a work dealing with abstract questions at such a high level. It is an ambitious book, and it does not disappoint the expectations appropriate to a major work by an important thinker. Thomas Nagel London Review of Books September 2002 Breaks new ground in a way that is both provocative and convincing. D.D. Raphael Times Higher Education Supplement September 2002

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $0.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Law Jurisprudence & General Issues Jurisprudence & Philosophy of Law Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Law, Citizenship & Rights for the Lay Person

What Is Law?	p. 1
Why It Matters
Disagreement about Law
The Plain-Fact View
A Threshold Objection
The Real World
Semantic Theories of Law
The Real Argument for Semantic Theories
Interpretive Concepts	p. 45
The Semantic Sting
An Imaginary Example
A First Look at Interpretation
Interpretation and Author's Intention
Art and the Nature of Intention
Intentions and Practices
Stages of Interpretation
Philosophers of Courtesy
A Digression: Justice
Skepticism about Interpretation
Jurisprudence Revisited	p. 87
A New Picture
Concepts and Conceptions of Law
Skeptical Conceptions and Wicked Law
Grounds and Force of Law
Conventionalism	p. 114
Its Structure
Its Appeal
Legal Conventions
Two Kinds of Conventionalism
Does Conventionalism Fit Our Practice?
Does Conventionalism Justify Our Practice?
Pragmatism and Personification	p. 151
A Skeptical Conception
Does Pragmatism Fit?
Law without Rights
The Claims of Integrity
Community Personified
Integrity	p. 176
Agenda
Does Integrity Fit?
Is Integrity Attractive?
The Puzzle of Legitimacy
Obligations of Community
Fraternity and Political Community
Untidy Endnotes
Integrity in Law	p. 225
A Large View
The Chain of Law
Law: The Question of Emotional Damages
A Provisional Summary
Some Familiar Objections
Skepticism in Law
The Common Law	p. 276
The Economic Interpretation
Complexities
The Question of Justice
The Utilitarian Duty
The Egalitarian Interpretation
Equality and Comparative Cost
Private People and Public Bodies
Statutes	p. 313
Legislative Intention
Speaker's Meaning Convictions
Hercules' Method
Legislative History
Statutes over Time
When Is the Language Clear?
The Constitution	p. 355
Is Constitutional Law Built on a Mistake?
Liberals and Conservatives
Historicism
Passivism Hercules on Olympus
Theories of Racial Equality
Deciding Brown
Deciding Bakke
Is Hercules a Tyrant?
Law Beyond Law	p. 400
Law Works Itself Pure
Law's Dreams
Epilogue: What Is Law?
Notes	p. 417
Index	p. 455
Table of Contents provided by Rittenhouse. All Rights Reserved.

Law's Empire

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Jurisprudence & Philosophy of Law

Modern Statutory Interpretation

Framework, Principles and Practice

A+ VCE Legal Studies Study Notes

4th Edition

Jurisprudence

9th Edition - Theory and Context

Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence

9th edition

Understanding Jurisprudence 6ed

An Introduction to Legal Theory

Legal Theories : Contexts & Practices

2nd Edition

Conceptualizing Accountability in International Financial Law

After the Judicial Revolution

How Regime Politics Constituted and Constrained the Gleeson Court

Challenges of Democracy

And the Rule of Law

Law and Gender from an Intersectionality and Diversity Perspective

Gender Perspectives in Law

Practical Reasoning

A Model for Normative and Empirical Reasoning

Tort Liability Based on Fairness

The Legislative and Judicial Practices in China

Legal Rights and the Institutional Imagination

Vienna Lectures on Legal Philosophy

Constitutional Disagreements

The Private Justice Gap

Devising a Legal Defence to the Harm of Judging

Associational Life and Freedom

Insights from Philosophy and Law

The Reasoning of the Court of Justice of the EU A Normative Assessment

A Normative Assessment

Law as Performance

Theatricality, Spectatorship, and the Making of Law in Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern Europe

Privacy and Property

Rethinking Rights, Dignity, and Liberty in an Age of Technology

Essays in Law and History for David Ibbetson

Querella

A Rights-Based Inter-Legal Approach to Artificial Intelligence

The New Laws of Outer Space

Ethics, Legislation, and Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government

Authority, Obligation, and the Common Good

Studies in International Law

Revisiting the Legality Principle

This product is categorised by