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The Concept of Law Hardcover – 29 December 2012

by H L a Hart (Author), Leslie Green (Introduction)
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Fifty years on from its original publication, HLA Hart's The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century. It is a classic book in the field of legal scholarship and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first time.

Known as Hart's most famous work, The Concept of Law emerged from a set of lectures that Hart began to deliver in 1952 in which he developed a sophisticated view of legal positivism. Hart revolutionized the methods of jurisprudence and the philosophy of law in the English-speaking world by bringing the tools of analytic, and especially linguistic, philosophy to bear on the central problems of legal theory.

In this third edition, Leslie Green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy, clarifying misunderstandings of Hart's project and highlighting central tensions and problems in the work. The Concept of Law remains a must-read for anyone interested in the great thinkers of the 20th century.

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  3. Language
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  4. Publisher
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  5. Publication date
    29 December 2012
  6. Dimensions
    21.84 x 3.05 x 13.72 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    0199644691
  8. ISBN-13
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In this third edition, Leslie Green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy.

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HLA Hart was Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford University and the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford. He authored The Concept of Law one of the seminal works of English-language jurisprudence. He passed away in 1992. Leslie Green is Professor of the Philosophy of Law and Pauline and Max Gordon Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He is the author The Authority of the State (Clarendon Press, 1990), and is the co-editor of Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Law (with Brian Leiter). Joseph Raz has been teaching at Oxford University since 1972. He has been Professor of the Philosophy of Law there since 1985, and Research Professor since 2006; he has also been Professor at Columbia University since 2002. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has published a number of books including Between Authority and Interpretation (OUP, 2009) and The Authority of Law (OUP, 2009). Penelope A. Bulloch is an emeritus fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ OUP UK
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 29 December 2012
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 3rd ed.
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199644691
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199644698
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 590 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.84 x 3.05 x 13.72 cm
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Clarendon Law
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  • wormz
    5.0 out of 5 stars i was forced to buy this but i really liked it actually
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    this was a textbook which i was required to buy with my own money because university is very mean but it's a really good book that i enjoyed reading, skimming, and pretending to read near the end of the semester when i was tired. got me a good grade. genuinely good book. 10/10 thanks hla hart
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  • Jellycookie
    3.0 out of 5 stars Dry and boring
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    While I understand that this book is hailed as one of the leading texts for the foundation of legal jurisprudence, I personally found it very hard to follow. As with most philosophy texts, it spends alot of time going over a single point before repeating it a dozen times over.

    Obviously this is not my area of interest - but I'm sure those aiming to become legal theorists would find this book more fascinating.
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  • Leel Herath
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
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    This was the recommended reading for Final year LLB Jurisprudence in UOL UK, and reading it really gives you an overall understanding to answer any questions you may face at the examination. My experience with it had been great. I recommend it to any examination candidate as well for any one wishing to enhance their knowledge on the subject of Legal Theory.
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  • Annesha Kar Gupta
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps there is no better book than this written till today
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    I purchased this book for second time. This book is the landmark on English Jurisprudence. Perhaps there is no better book than this written till today. This is book is helping to enriching my knowledge as well as my library.
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  • Surendra R. Bhandari
    5.0 out of 5 stars It is one of the best books to be read by every law student
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    It is one of the best books to be read by every law student. Certainly, it is one of the illustrious law book in our time, but one should be cautious not to misunderstand its weaknesses, as well. As illustrious it is, so conceptually fragile too it is. It not only defends, but also successfully brings legal positivism at the center of legal analysis; however, without any uniform and determined framework of positivism defended and established. I am one of the admirers as well as critic of the theory of Hart, which this book is the most representative one. On the whole, I love this book and have read many times.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Helped my daughter get to a top UK Law University!
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    One of the books that helped my daughter pass her IB. It was recommended reading. She got an excellent score and went to UCL so, this book must have been good. so I assume it was a good one.
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    Non lasciatevi spaventare dalla dicitura "brossura". La rilegatura è perfetta e non vi sembrerà nemmeno di non avere un libro tradizionale.
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