Exploring law's empire : the jurisprudence of Ronald Dworkin / ed. by Scott Hershovitz.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Dworkin, Ronald.

Jurisprudence.

Law -- Philosophy.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Should constitutional judge be philosophers?

The place of history and philosophy in the moral reading of the American constitution

How constitutional theory found its soul : the contributions of Ronald Dworkin

Coherence, hypothetical cases, and precedent

Integrity and state decisis

The many faces of political integrity

Did Dworkin ever answer the crits?

Associative obligations and the obligation to obey the law

Law's aims in law's empire

How facts make law

Hartian positivism and normative facts : how facts make law II.

This is a collection of essays by legal theorists who examine Ronald Dworkin's work in the theory of law and constitutionalism. The book touches on all aspects of Dworkin's theories, and so serves as a companion volume to his main works.

Originally published: 2005.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Originally published: 2005.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. (Oxford Scholarship Online). Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. Access restricted to subscribing institutions.

Oxford scholarship online. Law collection.

9780199546145

vii, 328 p. ; 24 cm