Law, Legislation and Liberty (Volume One)

Author: (English) Friedrich von Hayek
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: The Law, Legislation and Liberty is the last systematic academic work published by Friedrich von Hayek, the 1974 Nobel Economics Prize laureate and the most important liberal theorist of the 20th century, after 17 years of reflection. It was released in 1973, 1976, and 1979, respectively, under the overarching theme of "The Law, Legislation and Liberty." This significant work is divided into three volumes corresponding to the vast subject matter of the title: Volume I is "Rules and Order," Volume II is "The Mirage of Social Justice," and Volume III is "The Political Order of a Free Society." In this work, Hayek extensively discusses the relationship between law and legislation and elucidates the legal philosophy of "evolutionary rationalism." Through the development and construction of legal theory, he ultimately completes his grand liberal social philosophy system, progressing from social theory to liberal theory to legal theory.