Legalism: Law, Morals, and Political Trials

By Judith N. Shklar

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674523512
• ISBN13: 9780674523517
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"

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A critique of legal positivism

Judith Shklar, recently deceased, wrote this book in 1964 to disprove the legitimacy of law based on legal positivist notions. According to Shklar, law is not based on the evolution of antique writings, but is simply an extension of politics.