Awards

• Runner-up for Society of Legal Scholars Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship 2012
• Runner-up for Society of Legal Scholars Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship 2012 (UK)

Overview

Lon L Fuller's account of what he termed 'the internal morality of law' is widely accepted as the classic twentieth century statement of the principles of the rule of law. Much less accepted is his claim that a necessary connection between law and morality manifests in these principles, with the result that his jurisprudence largely continues to occupy a marginal place in the field of legal philosophy. In 'Forms Liberate: Reclaiming the Jurisprudence of Lon L Fuller', Kristen Rundle offers a close textual analysis of Fuller's published writings and working papers to explain how his claims about the internal morality of law belong to a wider exploration of the ways in which the distinctive form of law introduces meaningful limits to lawgiving power through its connection to human agency. By reading Fuller on his own terms, 'Forms Liberate' demonstrates why his challenge to a purely instrumental conception of law remains salient for twenty-first century legal scholarship.

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Reviews

Rundle has written a beautiful book about the 'jurisprudence' of Fuller. This was to be expected for those who were already familiar with her work.(Translated from the original Dutch)Thomas MertensNetherlands Journal of Legal PhilosophyVolume 1, 2013...a highly informative and thought-provoking book, rich in detail, sensitivity and rigour. It succeeds admirably in its aim to re-orientate our understandings of Fuller's thinking, and leaves the reader with the desire to revisit and reflect anew on his central concerns.Sean CoyleJotwell: The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)November 2012

...a highly informative and thought-provoking book, rich in detail, sensitivity and rigour. It succeeds admirably in its aim to re-orientate our understandings of Fuller's thinking, and leaves the reader with the desire to revisit and reflect anew on his central concerns.Sean CoyleJotwell: The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)November 2012

Author Information

Kristen Rundle is a Lecturer in Law at the London School of Economics.

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