The Germ of Justice Essays in General Jurisprudence

 The Germ of Justice

Essays in General Jurisprudence

Leslie Green

• Provides a critical study of the leading problems surrounding contemporary jurisprudence
• Offers detailed discussions of key works by Hume, Kelsen, Hart, Dworkin, Finnis, and Raz
• Written in a clear and accessible style that will make it an ideal introductory text for students of law, philosophy, and political theory.

Table of Contents

Law, As Such
1. The Concept of Law Revisited
2. Law as a Means
3. Custom and Convention at the Foundations of Law
4. Realism and the Sources of Law
5. Feminism in Jurisprudence
Law and Morality
6. The Germ of Justice
7. The Inseparability of Law and Morals
8. The Morality in Law
9. The Role of a Judge
10. Should Law Improve Morality?
The Demands of Law
11. Hume on Allegiance
12. Associative Obligations and the State
13. The Forces of Law
14. The Duty to Govern