Reflections on the Concept of Law

HLA Hart developed 'The Concept of Law' while renowned historian AWB Simpson was studying and teaching at Oxford. Simpson wittily recreates the culture of Oxford philosophy in the '50s, providing a new perspective of one of the most famous works of philosophy of the 20th century and casting a satirical eye over the shortcomings of post-war Oxford.

About the author

Brian Simpson was the Charles F. and Edith J. Clyne Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. He was also an honorary fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford and an Honorary Queen's Counsel. He is the author of several books including, with OUP, In the Highest Degree Odious: Detention Without Trial in Wartime Britain, Leading Cases in the Common Law, and Human Rights and the End of Empire.

Summary

HLA Hart developed 'The Concept of Law' while renowned historian AWB Simpson was studying and teaching at Oxford. Simpson wittily recreates the culture of Oxford philosophy in the '50s, providing a new perspective of one of the most famous works of philosophy of the 20th century and casting a satirical eye over the shortcomings of post-war Oxford.

Additional text

In this intellectual memoir, Simpson does a Simpson on his own life's work: a detailed, empirical exposition, enabling the reader to put the phenomena in their historical context.

Product details

• Authors: A. W. Brian Simpson, A. W. Brian (The late A.W. Brian Simpson was the Charles F. and Edith J. Clyne Professor of Law at the University of Michigan) Simpson, Alfred William Brian Simpson
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.12.2011, delayed
• EAN: 9780199693320
• ISBN: 978-0-19-969332-0
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law