By N.e. Simmonds. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Simmonds, N. E. (Nigel E.)

by N.E. Simmonds

Sweet and Maxwell

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

London, England, 1986

Pbk. ed, London, 1986

4. impr, London, 1992

cut text due to torn page on page 155

Includes bibliographies and index.

Bookmarks: p1 (p1): Introduction： Studying Jurisprudence
p1-1 (p5): Principles and justice
p1-2 (p7): Coherence， rules and illusions
p1-3 (p10): Rights， rules and utility
p2 (p13): Part One JUSTICE
p2-1 (p15): 1. Utilitarianism
p2-1-1 (p17): Consequences
p2-1-2 (p20): Positive view of welfare
p2-1-3 (p22): Rationality
p2-1-4 (p26): Liberalism， happiness and preferences
p2-1-5 (p31): Utility and distribution
p2-1-6 (p34): Rules and utility
p2-2 (p39): 2. Rawls
p2-2-1 (p39): Introduction
p2-2-1-1 (p39): 1. Ignoring the distinctness of persons
p2-2-1-2 (p40): 2. The right and the good
p2-2-2 (p41): The basic idea of the theory
p2-2-3 (p42): The difference principle
p2-2-4 (p48): The first principle of justice
p2-2-5 (p50): Reflective equilibrium
p2-3 (p53): 3. Nozick， Markets and Justice
p2-3-1 (p58): Markets and equality
p2-3-2 (p60): Problems of private law
p2-4 (p63): 4. Finnis on Objective Goods
p2-4-1 (p63): Desires and objective goods
p2-4-2 (p65): Objective goods
p2-4-3 (p66): Goods and the common good
p2-4-4 (p70): Objective goods and utilitarianism
p2-4-5 (p72): Justice
p3 (p75): Part Two LAW
p3-1 (p77): 5. Hart
p3-1-1 (p77): Legal positivism
p3-1-2 (p80): Rules and the internal point of view
p3-1-3 (p82): Powers and secondary rules
p3-1-4 (p84): The legal system
p3-1-5 (p86): Judicial decisions
p3-1-6 (p88): The errors of rival theories
p3-1-7 (p88): Rules and formal justice
p3-1-8 (p90): The shared content of legal systems
p3-1-9 (p91): Legal obligation and the internal point of view
p3-1-10 (p94): The ambiguity of legal positivism
p3-2 (p97): 6. Dworkin
p3-2-1 (p97): Rules and principles
p3-2-2 (p99): Principles and positivism
p3-2-3 (p100): The rule of recognition and the soundest theory
p3-2-4 (p102): Discretion and rights
p3-2-5 (p105): Principles and policies
p3-2-5-1 (p107): 1. Consistency
p3-2-5-2 (p107): 2. Democracy
p3-2-5-3 (p108): 3. Retroactivity
p3-2-6 (p109): The claims of legal positivism
p3-3 (p115): 7. Fuller
p3-3-1 (p115): Facts， values and purposes
p3-3-2 (p117): The eight principles
p3-3-3 (p119): Law and purpose
p3-3-4 (p121): Internal and external morality
p3-3-5 (p124): Reciprocity， obligation and the rule of recognition
p4 (p127): Part Three RIGHTS
p4-1 (p129): 8. The Analysis of Rights
p4-1-1 (p129): Hohfeld
p4-1-2 (p133): Correlativity of rights and duties
p4-1-3 (p135): Will and interest theories
p4-1-4 (p139): Legal and moral rights
p4-2 (p141): 9. The Foundation of Rights
p4-2-1 (p143): Rights and utility
p4-2-2 (p146): Rights and freedom
p4-2-3 (p147): Rights as trumps
p5 (p153): Index

Concerning itself with the nature of law and legal reasoning, and with the concepts of justice and individual rights, jurisprudence seeks to set legal ideas in the wider context of moral and political theory. To study jurisprudence properly, you need to read books by such authors as Rawls, Nozick, Hart and Dworkin. It is not, or should not be, a matter of ploughing through a textbook that merely tells you about these books. Nevertheless, a student needs some preliminary orientation. This book aims to provide a brief guide to the major theories and arguments which dominate discussion in jurisprudence. The object is to put the student, as quickly as possible, into a position where he or she can read the original writers with a real understanding of how their theories relate to each other, and of how these theories cluster around certain recurring fundamental issues

Provides a brief guide to the major theories and arguments which dominate the discussion of jurisprudence. The text shows how the theories relate to each other, and how they cluster around certain fundamental issues. Topics covered include utilitariamsim, and analysis and foundation of rights.

xi, 155 p. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographies and index

2023-06-28