Why law matters / by Alon Harel
Material type:
TextSeries: Oxford Legal Philosophy /by Timothy Endicott, John Gardner and Leslie GreenPublication details: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.Description: xii, 240p.; 23cmISBN: - 9780198766216
- 340.1 HAR
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
Central Library | 340.1 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 000506 |
1. Introduction
Part I Why Rights Matter
2. Why Rights Matter: The Interdependence of Rights and Values
Part II Why the State Matters: Dignity, Agency and the State
3. The Case Against Privatisation
4. Necessity Knows No Law
Part III Why Constitutions Matter: The Case for Robust Constitutionalism
5. Why Constitutional Rights Matter: The Case for Binding Constitutionalism
6. The Real Case For Judicial Review
7. Conclusion
Why Law Matters argues that public institutions and legal procedures are valuable and matter as such, irrespective of their instrumental value. Examining the value of rights, public institutions, and constitutional review, the book criticises instrumentalist approaches in political theory, claiming they fail to account for their enduring appeal. (Source: WorldCat)
There are no comments on this title.