Introduction to Western Law

Author: Liu Xing
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Publish Date: 1998-07-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts: Introduction: The Starting Point of Western Jurisprudence, Part 1: The Pursuit of the Intrinsic Character of Law: An Ontology—Perspective from "Political Science," Observation from "Sociology," Assumption from "Normative Science," Interpretation from "Hermeneutics"; Middle Part: Actual and Deserved Laws: An Epistemology, Two Legal Orders, Natural Law, Natural Rights and Social Contract, Another Interpretation of Natural Law, Natural Rights, and Social Contract, Bad Laws Are Not Law, Bad Laws Are Also Law, Moral Legal Coercion, Distinguishing Law and Morality; Lower Part: Dialogue on the "Good and Bad" of Law: A Value Theory, Introduction of the Problem, The Rule of the Philosopher-King and the Rule of Law: The First Dialogue, Enlightened Absolutism and the Rule of Law with Power Constraints: The Second Dialogue, The Third Voice: Democracy, General Will, Law, Reflecting on the Rule of Law, Annotations and Bibliography.