A Critical Appraisal of Karl Olivecrona's Legal Philosophy

A Critical Appraisal of Karl Olivecrona's Legal Philosophy by Torben Spaak.

This book offers a critical appraisal of Karl Olivecrona’s legal philosophy. Based on Olivecrona’s critique of the view that law has binding force, the analysis of the concept and function of a legal rule, and the idea that law is a matter of organized force, the book argues that Olivecrona’s legal...

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Main Author: Spaak, Torben (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Law and Philosophy Library, 108
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Law—Philosophy.
Law.
Political science.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1.  Introduction
  • Part I. Background
  • 2. Karl Olivecrona: a Biographical Sketch.- 3. Karl Olivecrona’s Legal Philosophy: a Preview
  • 4. Axel Hägerström’s Legal Philosophy: an Outline
  • Part II. Philosophical Foundations
  • 5. Naturalism
  • 6. Meta-Ethics
  • Part III. Substantive Legal Philosophy
  • 7. The Binding Force of Law
  • 8. Legal Rules as Independent Imperatives.- 9. The Concept of a Right
  • 10. Law, Force, and Social Morality
  • 11. Judicial Law-Making
  • 12. Legislation
  • 13. Truth and Correctness
  • Part IV. The History Of Legal Philosophy
  • 14. Topics in the History of Legal and Political Philosophy
  • Part V. Context
  • 15. Legal Realism and Legal Positivism
  • 16. Hägerström, Lundstedt, Ross, and Olivecrona
  • Karl Olivecrona’s Oeuvre: a Selective Bibliography
  • Index.

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