01770nam a22002177a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100120008308200230009510000200011824500150013825000070015326000310016030000300019136500530022152012040027465000180147865000340149670000220153020241206094609.0241206b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780804756792  cAL  aEnglish  223a340.1092bMACH  aNeil Maccormick  aH L A Hart  a2.  aBengalurubMPP Housec2008  ax,242 p.bPBc22.5x15 cm.  a1060b₹510.27c₹d₹699.00e27%f28-11-2024  aIn this substantially revised second edition, Neil MacCormick delivers a clear and current introduction to the life and works of H.L.A. Hart, noted Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford University from 1952 to 1968.

Hart established a worldwide reputation through his powerful philosophical arguments and writings in favor of liberalizing criminal law and applying humane principles to punishment. This book demonstrates that Hart also made important contributions to analytical jurisprudence, notably by clarifying many terms and concepts used in legal discourse, including the concept of law itself.

Taking into account developments since the first edition was published, this book provides a constructively critical account of Hart's legal thought. The work includes Hart's ideas on legal reasoning, judicial discretion, the social sources of law, the theory of legal rules, the sovereignty of individual conscience, the notion of obligation, the concept of a right, and the relationship between morality and the law. MacCormick actively engages with current scholarly interpretations, bringing this accessible account of England's greatest legal philosopher of the twentieth century up-to-date.  aJurisprudence  aHart H L A  1907 Bibliography  aMACCORMICK (Neil)