| Description |
416 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Taking institutions seriously -- 2. Institutional forms -- 3. The institutional theory of law -- 4. Criminal law -- 5. Civil law -- 6. Legal rights -- 7. The ideal constitution of the democratic polity -- 8. Public law -- 9. Legal foundationalism |
| Summary |
Jurisprudence suffers from a neglect of the institutional foundations in which legal norms and language are generated. Peter Morton's original contribution to legal theory is based on an examination of the central legal and political institutions as they co-exist within a democracy. The setting out of an ideal institutional system provides the basis for a radical critique of contemporary legal practices, a reconstruction of many fundamental legal concepts, and a questioning of the pretensions of legal philosophy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [389]-409) and index |
| Subject |
Institutions (Philosophy)
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Jurisprudence.
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Law -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
97035700 |
| ISBN |
0198258259 (hc : alk. paper) |
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