Content-Independence in Law - Possibility and Potential

This Element examines the notion of content-independence and its relevance for understanding various aspects of the character of law. Its task encompasses both inquiry into that which makes law into what it is, and into what law ought to be, which values it ought to serve, and which aspects may facilitate law realising aspects of its potential.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Characterising content-Independence; 3. Content-independence in law: existence and identification; 4. Content-independence in law: aspects of justification; 5. Summary and avenues for future research; References.

Summary

This Element examines the notion of content-independence and its relevance for understanding various aspects of the character of law. Its task encompasses both inquiry into that which makes law into what it is, and into what law ought to be, which values it ought to serve, and which aspects may facilitate law realising aspects of its potential.

Product details

• Authors: Julie Dickson, Julie (University of Oxford) Dickson, Dickson Julie
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2024
• EAN: 9781009009751
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0900975-1
• No. of pages: 70
• Series: Elements in Philosophy of Law
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Legal systems: judges and judicial powers