Law and Morality

'A comprehensive anthology which will be a valuable resource in the classroom and beyond.' Michelle Owen, Ontario Women's History Network Newsletter 'An excellent selection of readings, wide-ranging in scope, and suitable for use in any undergraduate course in law, philosophy, or politics. The book covers all the central issues in legal theory, giving special attention to the various points at which law and morality intersect. Highly recommended.' Wil Waluchow, Department of Philosophy, McMaster University 'Excellent collection - notable for the variety of material, the large number of readings, and for its particular relevance to Canadian legal experience. It is a collection that would suit many different kinds of legal philosophy courses. Great value.' Richard Bronaugh, Department of Philosophy and Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario, and editor, Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence .

Since its first publication in 1996, Law and Morality has filled a long-standing need for a contemporary Canadian textbook in the philosophy of law. Now in its third edition, this anthology has been thoroughly revised and updated, and includes new chapters on equality, judicial review, and terrorism and the rule of law.

Since its first publication in 1996, Law and Morality has filled a long-standing need for a contemporary Canadian textbook in the philosophy of law. Now in its third edition, this anthology has been thoroughly revised and updated, and includes new chapters on equality, judicial review, and terrorism and the rule of law.

The volume begins with essays that explore general questions about morality and law, surveying the traditional literature on legal positivism and contemporary debates about the connection between law and morality. These essays explore the tensions between law as a protector of individual liberty and as a tool of democratic self-rule, and introduce debates about adjudication and the contribution of feminist approaches to the philosophy of law. New material on the Chinese Canadian head tax case is also featured. The second part of Law and Morality deals with philosophical questions as they apply to contemporary issues. Excerpts from judicial decisions as well as essays by practicing lawyers are included to provide theoretically informed legal analyses of the issues.

Striking a balance between practical and more analytic, philosophical approaches, the volume's treatment of the philosophy of law as a branch of political philosophy enables students to understand law in its function as a social institution. Law and Morality has proved to be an essential text in both departments of philosophy and faculties of law and this latest edition brings the debates fully up to date, filling gaps in the previous editions and adding to the array of contemporary issues previously covered.