Justice, Law and Culture

Justice, Law and Culture by J.K. Feibleman.

The following pages contain a theory of justice and a theory of law. Justice will be defined as the demand for a system of laws, and law as an established regulation which applies equally throughout a society and is backed by force. The demand for a system of laws is met by means of a legal system....

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Main Author: Feibleman, J.K (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1985.
Edition:1st ed. 1985.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Political science.
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Table of Contents:
  • One. The Theory of Justice
  • I The Problem of Justice
  • II Justice and Legal Theory
  • III Empirical Evidence from the Administration of Justice
  • IV Empirical Evidence from Injustice
  • V A Definition of Justice Explained and Defended
  • VI Theoretical Evidence from Ethics and Morality
  • Two. The Theory of Law
  • VII The Law: Origins and Development
  • VIII The Legal System
  • IX Morality
  • X Human Needs, Morality and the Law
  • XI Institutions, Law and Morals
  • XII The State as Legal Custodian
  • XIII The Operation of Law
  • XIV How the Law is Corrupted
  • XV The Specific Laws
  • XVI The Metaphysics of Law
  • Appendix Rival Theories of Justice
  • XVII Some Ancient Theories of Justice
  • XVIII Some Traditional Theories of Justice
  • XIX Some Recent Theories of Justice
  • XX Some Contemporary Theories of Justice.

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