Institutions of law : an essay in legal theory / Neil MacCormick.

Author/creator MacCormick, Neil
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxvi, 317 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

Portion of title Essay in legal theory
SeriesLaw, state, and practical reason
Law, state, and practical reason. ^A714350
Contents On normative order -- On institutional order -- Law and the constitutional state -- A problem : rules or habits? -- On persons -- Wrongs and duties -- Legal positions and relations: rights and obligations -- Legal relations and things: property -- Legal powers and validity -- Powers and public law: law and politics -- Constraints on power: fundamental rights -- Criminal law and civil society: law and morality -- Private law and civil society: law and economy -- Positive law and moral autonomy -- On law and justice -- Law and values: reflections on method.
General noteSeries statement on jacket.
General noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006033081
ISBN9780198267911 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0198267916 (hardback : alk. paper)