Martin, Margaret,

Judging positivism / Margaret Martin. - xii, 185 pages ; 24 cm.

A critical exploration of the method and substance of legal positivism. This book focuses on the writings of Joseph Raz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Setting the Stage: Practical Reason and Norms Reconsidered -- 2. Between Fact and Value -- 3. The Perils of Positivism: Why Raz becomes a Realist -- 4. Raz's The Morality of Freedom: Two Models of Authority -- 5. Law as Public Practical Reasons Revisited -- 6. The Path Not Taken -- 7. The Raz-Postema Debate Deconstructed -- Index.

9781849460996 RM236.98 184946099X


Raz, Joseph--Criticism and interpretation.


Legal positivism.
Law--Philosophy.
Philosophy.