Title:
Law as Institution by Massimo La Torre.
Law and Philosophy Library,
Law and philosophy library,
Main Entry:
La Torre, Massimo.
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Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Date:
2010.
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9781402066078
Subject:
Philosophy (General).
Philosophy of law.
Political science -- Philosophy.
Philosophy.
Philosophy of Law.
Political Philosophy.
Series:
Law and Philosophy Library, 90
Law and philosophy library, 90
Contents:
PART ONE, LAW AND POWER -- Chapter One, Two Opposing Conceptions -- 1. Preliminary -- 2. The law as expression of power. "Analytical jurisprudence" and legal positivism -- 3. The supremacy of the law. Natural law, constitutionalism, the rule of law -- 4. Power as expression of law. Léon Michoud and Hugo Krabbe -- Chapter Two, The Normativist Solution -- 1. Preliminary -- 2. Power conceived of as Law. Hans Kelsen -- 3. Law, Command, Norm -- 4. Normative order, political power, dominion -- 5. Autonomy, Heteronomy, Ideology -- PART TWO, LANGUAGE , NORMS, INSTITUTIONS -- Chapter Three, Meaning and Norm -- 1. Preliminary -- 2. Theories of meaning -- 3. Objections to the verificationist theory -- 4. Objections to the theory of "representation" and to the psychological conception -- 5. Objections to the behaviourist theory -- 6. Theories of the norm and theories of validity -- 7. An "institutionalist" theory of language -- 8. The concept of law. Initial conclusions -- Chapter Four, Law as Institution -- 1. Preliminary -- 2. Santi Romano's theory of law -- 3. Old and new Institutionalism. Santi Romano compared with Neil MacCormick and Ota Weinberger -- 4. The concept of "institution" -- a proposal. 5. The binding force and mandatoriness of norms -- 6. Institution and intentionality. The problem of the social identity of subjects -- 7. The specific nature of legal norms -- Chaper Five, Law and Power -- 1. Preliminary -- 2. The sociological tradition. Two models -- 3. From Hauriou to Weinberger -- 4. Law as "culture" -- 5. Power and rule -- PART THREE, MEANING AND VALUES -- Chapter Six, Meaning and Value Judgements -- 1. Preliminary 2. Theories of meaning once more -- 3. Two Contrasting Views: Bertrand Russell and John L. Austin -- 4. Meta-ethical implications -- Chapter Seven, Value Judgements and Justification -- 1. Preliminary. "Revelationist" meta-ethics -- 2. Naturalism, utilitarianism, intuitionism -- 3. Emotivism and prescriptivism -- 4. Universalizability of moral judgements. Linguistic community and discourse theory -- 5. Noncognitivism and critical morality -- 6. The legal and the moral domain. Initial conclusions -- CONCLUSIONS -- Chapter Eight, Law and morality -- 1. What is at stake -- 2. Definitions and distinctions -- 3. The concept of law -- 5. Connections between law and morality -- 6. Separation of law and morality -- 7. "Definitional" and "derivative" formulations 8. Epilogue.
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