The Law in Quest of Itself (Beacon Series in Classics of the Law,) by Lon L. Fuller - 1999-10-01

2012. ISBN-13: 9781584770169; ISBN-10: 1584770163. Fuller, Lon L. The Law in Quest of Itself. Originally published: Boston: Beacon Press, 1966. (Beacon Series in Classics of the Law). [vi], 150 pp. Reprinted 1999, 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770169; ISBN-10: 1584770163. Hardcover. New. $40. * Three lectures by the Harvard Law School professor examine legal positivism and natural law. In the course of his analysis Fuller discusses Kelsen's theory as a reactionary theory and Hobbes' theory of sovereignty. He defines legal positivism as the viewpoint that draws a distinction "between the law that is and the law that ought to be" and interprets natural law as that which tolerates a combination of the two. He looks at the effects of positivism's continued influence on American legal thinking and concludes that law is necessary in a democracy as a principle of order. LON L. FULLER [1902-1978] was a professor at Harvard Law School and is remembered for his contributions to the law of… Read More

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