Taking Rights Seriously
$51.94
- Paperback
456 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2013
Summary
A landmark work of political and legal philosophy, Ronald Dworkin’s Taking Rights Seriously was acclaimed as a major work on its first publication in 1977 and remains profoundly influential in the 21st century.
A forceful statement of liberal principles - championing the legal, moral and political rights of the individual against the state - Dworkin demolishes prevailing utilitarian and legal-positivist approaches to jurisprudence. Developing his own theory of adjudication, h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780937564 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780937563 |
| Author: | Professor Ronald Dworkin, Ronald Dworkin |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 456 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2013 |
| Weight: | 432g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 138mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Bloomsbury Revelations |
About The Author
Professor Ronald Dworkin
Ronald Dworkin is Professor of Philosophy and Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law, New York University, USA. One of the foremost philosophers of law writing today, his numerous publications include Freedom’s Law and A Matter of Principle.
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