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This second volume of the Vienna Lectures on Legal Philosophy series presents 11 chapters which are dedicated to normativist and anti-normativist approaches to law. The book focuses on the question: What is law? Is it a set of obligations imposed on courts and officials to guide their conduct and to assess the conduct of others? Or is it the result of settlements reached by opposing sides that accept arrangements and understandings to sustain peaceful cooperation? If law is the former its significance and meaning are independent of a shifting constellation of forces; if it is not, then what the law says depends on the relative power and prestige of the actors involved. With contributions from some of the leading scholars in the field, the collection presents a balanced and nuanced assessment of what is perhaps the most controversial debate in contemporary legal philosophy today.

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Author:   Dr Christoph Bezemek ,  Professor Michael Potacs ,  Professor Dr Alexander Somek
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781509935901

ISBN 10:   1509935908
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   23 July 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. The Normality of Normativity Ino Augsberg 2. On the Significance of Virtues in Morality and Law Peter Koller 3. The Basic Norm Stanley L Paulson 4. Normativity at Large: On Moral Absolutism, Legal Relativism and Social Systems Anti-Normativism Jirí Pribán 5. Legal Realism and Legal Reasoning: A Quasi-Realist Approach Torben Spaak 6. On the Boundaries of Normativity in Law Aditi Bagchi 7. Can We Escape Normativism in Law? Michael Potacs 8. Real Constitutional Law: A Revised Madisonian Perspective Alexander Somek 9. The Concept of Law Revisited: An Essay in Descriptive Psychology Anne van Aaken 10. The Foundations of Legal Empirical Studies of European Union Law: A Starter Kit Urška Šadl and Jakob V H Holtermann 11. Preserving us from Regulatory Power? Legal Normativity and the Possibility of Agency Sylvie Delacroix

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Christoph Bezemek is Professor of Law at the University of Graz, Austria. Michael Potacs is Professor of Law at the University of Vienna, Austria. Alexander Somek is Professor of Law at the University of Vienna, Austria, and Global Affiliated Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, USA.

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