Moral Aspects of Legal Theory

This volume comprises essays written over a period of twenty years in which Professor Lyons outlines his fundamental views about the nature of law and its relation to morality and justice.

Klappentext

In this volume, Professor Lyons outlines his fundamental views about the nature of law and its relation to morality and justice.

Inhalt
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The internal morality of law; 2. On formal justice; 3. Legal formalism and instrumentalism - a pathological study; 4. Moral aspects of legal theory; 5. Formal justice and judicial precedent; 6. Derivability, defensibility and the justification of judicial decisions; 7. Constitutional interpretation and original meaning; 8. A preface to constitutional theory; 9. Basic rights and constitutional interpretation; 10. Critical analysis and constructive interpretation.