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Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Legal theory and methods. Philosophy of law --- Bentham, Jeremy --- Utilitarianism --- Law --- Bentham, Jeremy, --- Philosophy --- Ethics --- Hedonism --- -ベヌサム --- ベンサム --- 벤담 --- Utilitarianism. --- Philosophy. --- -Philosophy --- Jurisprudence --- Bentam, Ieremi︠a︡, --- Bentam, Dz︠h︡eremi, --- Bentham, Jeremías, --- Bentham, Jérémie, --- 邊沁, --- Law - Philosophy --- Bentham, Jeremy, - 1748-1832

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David Lyons is one of the pre-eminent philosophers of law active in the United States. 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. The underlying theme of the book is that a system of law has only a tenuous connection with morality and justice. Contrary to those legal theorists who maintain that no matter how bad the law of a community might be, strict conformity to existing law automatically dispenses 'formal' justice, Professor Lyons contends that the law must earn the respect that it demands. Moreover, we cannot, as some would suggest, interpret law in a value-neutral manner. Rather courts should interpret statutes, judicial precedents, and constitutional provisions in terms of values that would justify those laws. In this way officials can promote the justifiability of what they do to people in the name of law, and can help the law live up to its moral pretensions.

Law and ethics. --- Justice --- Justice, Administration of. --- Justice. --- Justice, Administration of --- Law and ethics --- Ethics and law --- Law and morals --- Morals and law --- Law --- Administration of justice --- Courts --- Injustice --- Conduct of life --- Common good --- Fairness --- Philosophy --- Law and legislation --- Arts and Humanities

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An introduction to the philosophy of law, which offers a modern and critical appraisal of all the main issues and problems. This has become a very active area in the last ten years, and one on which philosophers, legal practitioners and theorists and social scientists have tended to converge. The more abstract questions about the nature of law and its relationship to social norms and moral standards are now seen to be directly relevant to more practical and indeed pressing questions about the justification of punishment, civil disobedience, the enforcement of morality, and problems about justice, rights, welfare, and freedom. David Lyons is a shrewd, clear and systematic guide through this tangled area. The book presupposes no formal training in law or philosophy and is intended to serve as a textbook in a range of introductory courses.

Law and ethics. --- General ethics --- Legal theory and methods. Philosophy of law --- Law and ethics --- Ethics and law --- Law and morals --- Morals and law --- Law --- Philosophy --- Arts and Humanities

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