Moral Puzzles and Legal Perplexities
Essays on the Influence of Larry Alexander
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About This Book
Drawing inspiration from the profoundly influential work of legal theorist Larry Alexander, this volume tackles central questions in criminal law, constitutional law, jurisprudence, and moral philosophy. What are the legitimate conditions of blame and punishment? What values are at the heart of constitutional protections against discrimination or infringements of free speech? Must judges interpret statutes and constitutional provisions in ways that comport with the intentions of those who wrote them? Can the law obligate us to violate the demands of morality, and when can the law allow the rights of the few to be violated for the good of the many? This collection of essays by world-renowned legal theorists is for anyone interested in foundational questions about the law's authority, the conditions of its fair application to citizens, and the moral justifications of the rights, duties, and permissions that it protects.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Table of contents
- List of Figures
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Puzzles in Criminal Law
- Part II Problems in Constitutional Law
- Part III Perplexities in Jurisprudence
- Part IV Paradoxes in Moral Philosophy
- Bibliography of Works by Larry Alexander
- Index