The Nature and Sources, of the Law (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

John Chipman Gray

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330166396 ISBN 13 : 9781330166390

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how law grows from history, structure, and ethics—and what that means for today’s courts and lawmakers.

A foundational study that examines what the law is, where it comes from, and how it should meet society’s needs. This edition presents a clear, accessible view of how legal rights and duties are formed, how statutes are interpreted, and how judges shape the law in practice.

The book guides readers through three lenses for understanding law: its historical roots, its systematic doctrines, and its ethical purpose. It explains how statutes gain meaning in the hands of judges, and why interpretation goes beyond exact words to reflect broader legal principles. It also delves into sources of law, including precedents, customs, and morality, and discusses the roles of jurists, legislatures, and courts in shaping the legal landscape.
You’ll learn:

• How the law balances rights and duties across different kinds of legal persons, from states to imagined entities.
• Why statutes are powerful yet require judicial interpretation to become effective law.
• The relationship between law, morality, and equity, and how each influences legal practice.
• How different legal systems approach lawmaking, interpretation, and the evolution of legal concepts.

Key topics include the nature of law, how legal rights arise, the authority of courts, sources of law, and the interplay between legislation and jurisprudence. The discussion stays grounded in practical questions about how law serves society and how legal decisions are made in real cases.
Ideal for readers seeking a rigorous, readable introduction to the foundations of legal thought, and for students or professionals wanting a steady map of how law is created, interpreted, and applied in a complex world. If you’re curious about why laws look the way they do and how they should serve the common good, this edition offers a thoughtful entry point.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Nature and Sources, of the Law

Some fifty years ago I came across a copy of Austin's "Province of Jurisprudence Determined," then little read in England, and all but unknown in this country; and since then, although my work has been mainly on other lines, the subject has seldom been for long wholly out of my mind. I put my ideas into substantially their present shape a dozen years ago; I have held them in abeyance more than the prescribed nine years; but I doubt if they would ever have been published had not Columbia University done me the honor of applying the lene tormentum of an invitation to give a course of lectures on the Carpentier Foundation.

The lectures were read at Columbia University in the spring of 1908. They have been here divided into thirteen chapters, but no attempt has been made to change the familiar style they bore in delivery. The use of homely expressions and examples helps one to keep a grasp on the facts of daily life, the loss of which is the chief danger in the moral sciences.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330166396
• ISBN 13: 9781330166390
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 348
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