Draft of five chapters of Ronald Dworkin's planned book
Draft of first five chapters of a book by Ronald Dworkin planned to be titled 'How Should Judges Decide Cases?'. It seems, however, that the material was eventually published as Law's Empire (Cambridge, MA; London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1986).
- Chapter 1: What is law?,
- Chapter 2: The force of rights,
- Chapter 3: Conventionalism,
- Chapter 4: Instrumentalism,
- Chapter 5: Interpretivism.
Dates
- Creation: 1982
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. 23743.8].
Shelfmark:
MS. 23743.8
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 23743.8
Abstract
Draft of five chapters of Ronald Dworkin's planned book, 1982.
Biographical / Historical
Ronald Myles Dworkin (1931–2013) was a legal and political philosopher. Further details of his life and work can be found in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Philosophy and Theology Library, University of Oxford, April 2024.
- Title
- Catalogue of the draft of five chapters of Ronald Dworkin's planned book
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Margaret Czepiel
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition
Repository Details
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