A Critical Appraisal of Karl Olivecrona's Legal Philosophy
This book offers a critical appraisal of Karl Olivecrona’s legal philosophy. Based on Olivecrona’s critique of the view that law has binding force, the analysis of the concept and function of a legal rule, and the idea that law is a matter of organized force, the book argues that Olivecrona’s legal...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Series: | Law and Philosophy Library,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06167-2 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- Part I. Background
- 2. Karl Olivecrona: a Biographical Sketch.- 3. Karl Olivecrona’s Legal Philosophy: a Preview
- 4. Axel Hägerström’s Legal Philosophy: an Outline
- Part II. Philosophical Foundations
- 5. Naturalism
- 6. Meta-Ethics
- Part III. Substantive Legal Philosophy
- 7. The Binding Force of Law
- 8. Legal Rules as Independent Imperatives.- 9. The Concept of a Right
- 10. Law, Force, and Social Morality
- 11. Judicial Law-Making
- 12. Legislation
- 13. Truth and Correctness
- Part IV. The History Of Legal Philosophy
- 14. Topics in the History of Legal and Political Philosophy
- Part V. Context
- 15. Legal Realism and Legal Positivism
- 16. Hägerström, Lundstedt, Ross, and Olivecrona
- Karl Olivecrona’s Oeuvre: a Selective Bibliography
- Index.