The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law

by Randy E. Barnett

Book Overview

What is liberty, as opposed to license, and why is it so important? When people pursue happiness, peace and prosperity whilst living in society, they confront pervasive problems of knowledge, interest, and power. These problems are dealt with by ensuring the liberty of the people to pursue their own ends, but addressing these problems also requires that liberty be structured by certain rights and procedures associated with the classical liberal conception...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198293240
• ISBN13: 9780198293248
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"