Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Blue Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good + DJ. X, 263 Pp. First Edition, Stated Sixth Printing 1972, With Hart's Newly Added Notes On P. 272, A "Selective Guide To The Principle Criticisms Of The Views Expressed In The Book And To The Most Illuminating Modifications Or Developments Of Them Suggested By My Critics". The Most Important Work By A Preeminent 20Th Century Legal Scholar. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Priced L2.50. Hart's Analysis, A Classic, Is Superb For Philosophers Of Law, For Those Who Think Law Is A Matter Of Protection Of Property Holdings, And The Intellectualized Elites, But Is Not Helpful For 21St Century Public Policy Workers Interested In Writing Law As Specific (More Or Less Consensual) Agreements On The Organization Of Law Enforcement For The Purposes Of Common Safety, Health, And General Welfare; It Provides No Guidance For Writing Individual Laws Which Are Clear, Simple, Effective, Efficient, And Must Be Fairly Enforced; A Statement Of Law As A Literary Speculation, Without Anchor In The Physicality Of The Real World.

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Bookseller: Arroyo Seco Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 045155
Title: The Concept of Law
Author: Hart, H. L. A. [Herbert Lionel Adolphus] (1907-1992)
Format/Binding: Blue Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine Book
Jacket Condition: Very Good + DJ
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition 5th or later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Place of Publication: Oxford
Date Published: 1972
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Legal Positivism General
Bookseller catalogs: Rare And Unusual Books;

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