Publisher's Synopsis
This comprehensive anthology for the undergraduate philosophy of law course examines such topics as the concept of law, the dispute between natural law theorists and legal positivists, the relations between law and morality, criminal responsibility and legal punishment, rights of the individual against the state, justice and equality, and legal evidence as compared with scientific evidence. Reading, selected from both philosophy and law journals, include classic texts, contemporary theoretical developments, and well-known current court cases.
