A collection of essays which explore aspects of the myriad relationships (meta-theoretical, conceptual, epistemic, institutional and normative) between law, values and social practices.
Contents:
The ideal and the actual of law and society, Neil MacCormick; moral law, positive law, James Griffin; principles, judgement and institutions, Onora O'Neill; rights and politics, Joseph Raz; human rights, humane values and positive law, Tom D. Campbell; the possibility of private law, N.E. Simmonds; (public) law and (private?) religion, Ruth Gavison; the ethical content of liberal law, John Skorupski; from philosophy to practice - a sketch of William Galbraith Miller, Elspeth Attwooll.
