Taking Rights Seriously
Ronald Dworkin
Sujeito a confirmação por parte da editora - Envio previsto até 8 de setembro
Poderá gostar
Detalhes do Produto
- Editora: Harvard University Press
- Categorias:
- Ano: 1977
- ISBN: 9780674867116
- Número de páginas: 392
Sinopse
What is law? What is it for? How should judges decide novel cases when the statutes and earlier decisions provide no clear answer? Do judges make up new law in such cases, or is there some higher law in which they discover the correct answer? Must everyone always obey the law? If not, when is a citizen morally free to disobey?
A renowned philosopher enters the debate surrounding these questions. Clearly and forcefully, Ronald Dworkin argues against the “ruling” theory in Anglo-American law - legal positivism and economic utilitarianism - and asserts that individuals have legal rights beyond those explicitly laid down and that they…
Ler mais