The Philosophy of Law

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:law
gptkbp:debatedBy legal indeterminacy
law and morality
judicial discretion
critical legal studies vs mainstream jurisprudence
interpretivism vs formalism
positivism vs natural law
rights discourse
gptkbp:hasKeyQuestion What is law?
What is the nature of legal rights and duties?
What is the relationship between law and morality?
What is the role of judges in interpreting law?
What is the source of legal authority?
gptkbp:hasSubfield gptkb:critical_legal_studies
legal realism
law and economics
natural law theory
legal positivism
comparative jurisprudence
feminist jurisprudence
analytic jurisprudence
critical theories of law
normative jurisprudence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Philosophy of Law
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Jeremy_Bentham
gptkb:Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkb:Thomas_Aquinas
gptkb:Joseph_Raz
gptkb:Ronald_Dworkin
gptkb:H.L.A._Hart
gptkb:Hans_Kelsen
gptkb:John_Austin
gptkb:Roscoe_Pound
gptkb:Lon_L._Fuller
gptkbp:majorWork gptkb:Law's_Empire
gptkb:The_Morality_of_Law
gptkb:Commentaries_on_the_Laws_of_England
gptkb:The_Concept_of_Law
gptkb:On_the_Laws_and_Customs_of_England
gptkb:Summa_Theologica_(legal_sections)
gptkb:Utilitarianism_and_Law
gptkb:Pure_Theory_of_Law
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:philosophy
legal studies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:law
gptkb:philosophy
ethics
human rights
sociology of law
gptkbp:studies legal systems
nature of law
legal institutions
relationship between law and morality
legal reasoning
gptkbp:taughtAt universities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constantine_Tsatsos
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6