Legalism: An Essay on Law, Morals, and Politics

by Judith N. Shklar

Book Overview

Legalism deals with the area between political theory and jurisprudence. Its aim is to bridge the intellectual gulf separating jurisprudence from other kinds of social theory by explaining why, in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B0044A3L9O
• Release Date: January 1964
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

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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.