Giving Desert Its Due

Social Justice and Legal Theory
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 1985
ISBN: 978-90-481-8412-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 329 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 486 g

Reihe: Law and Philosophy Library

During the last half of the twentieth century, legal philosophy (or legal theory or jurisprudence) has grown significantly. It is no longer the domain of a few isolated scholars in law and philosophy. Hundreds of scholars from diverse fields attend international meetings on the subject. In some universities, large lecture courses of five hundred students or more study it. The primary aim of the Law and Philosophy Library is to present some of the best original work on legal philosophy from both the Anglo-American and European traditions. Not only does it help make some of the best work avail­ able to an international audience, but it also encourages increased awareness of, and interaction between, the two major traditions. The primary focus is on full-length scholarly monographs, although some edited volumes of original papers are also included. The Library editors are assisted by an Editorial Advisory Board of internationally renowed scholars. Legal philosophy should not be considered a narrowly circumscribed field.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sadurski, Wojciech

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtstheorie, Rechtsmethodik, Rechtsdogmatik, Rechtsprechungslehre
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

One: Justice — Legal Justice — Social Justice.- 1: The Concept of Justice.- 2: Problems of Justification: Social Contract and Intuition.- 3: Substantive Justice and Equality before the Law.- Two: Justice as Equilibrium.- 4: The Principle of Equilibrium.- 5: Distribution According to Desert.- 6: Needs and Justice.- 7: Preferential Treatment.- 8: Punishment and the Theory of Justice.- Postscript.- 9: Beyond Social Justice.- Notes.- Selected Bibliography.