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Taking Rights Seriously
Professor Ronald Dworkin
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Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 207 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
A landmark work of political and legal philosophy, Ronald Dworkin's Taking Rights Seriously was acclaimed as a major work on its first publication in 1977 and remains profoundly influential in the 21st century. A forceful statement of liberal principles - championing the legal, moral and political rights of the individual against the state - Dworkin demolishes prevailing utilitarian and legal-positivist approaches to jurisprudence. Developing his own theory of adjudication, he applies this to controversial public issues, from civil disobedience to positive discrimination. Elegantly written and cuttingly insightful, Taking Rights Seriously is one of the most important works of public thought ... Read more
A landmark work of political and legal philosophy, Ronald Dworkin's Taking Rights Seriously was acclaimed as a major work on its first publication in 1977 and remains profoundly influential in the 21st century. A forceful statement of liberal principles - championing the legal, moral and political rights of the individual against the state - Dworkin demolishes prevailing utilitarian and legal-positivist approaches to jurisprudence. Developing his own theory of adjudication, he applies this to controversial public issues, from civil disobedience to positive discrimination. Elegantly written and cuttingly insightful, Taking Rights Seriously is one of the most important works of public thought ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Bloomsbury Revelations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780937564
SKU
V9781780937564
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About Professor Ronald Dworkin
Ronald Dworkin is Professor of Philosophy and Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law, New York University, USA. One of the foremost philosophers of law writing today, his numerous publications include Freedom's Law and A Matter of Principle.
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