Philosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction

• A lively and accessible introduction to the social, moral, and cultural foundations of law.
• Highly topical - issues such as the war in Iraq and treatment of terror suspects call into question the nature of law.
• Takes a broad scope - spanning philosophy, law, politics, economics, and discusses a range of topics including women's rights, racism, and the environment.

Readership: Students of law, philosophy, politics, and social sciences at undergraduate level and beyond. General readers interested in the foundations of justice and its role in society.

Raymond Wacks, Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory at the University of Hong Kong

Introduction
1: Natural law
2: Legal positivism
3: Law as interpretation
4: Rights and justice
5: Law and society
6: Critical legal theory