The Late J.W. Harris, BCL, MA, PhD, former Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, Fellow of Keble College, Oxford

• 1. What is jurisprudence about? ; 2. Natural law and moral truth ; 3. The command theory of law ; 4. Utilitarianism and the economic analysis of law ; 5. Punishment ; 6. Kelson's pure theory of law ; 7. Legal concepts ; 8. Legal realism and critical legal studies ; 9. Hart's concept of law ; 10. Freedom and the enforcement of morals ; 11. The morality of law and the rule of law ; 12. Statutory interpretation ; 13. Precedent ; 14. Dworkin's rights thesis ; 15. Legal reasoning ; 16. The duty to obey the law ; 17. The historical school and non-state law ; 18. Sociological jurisprudence ; 19. Law, social theory and Marxist jurisprudence ; 20. Justice: liberal, communitarian and feminist ; Index

The Late J.W. Harris, BCL, MA, PhD, former Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, Fellow of Keble College, Oxford

• 1. What is jurisprudence about? ; 2. Natural law and moral truth ; 3. The command theory of law ; 4. Utilitarianism and the economic analysis of law ; 5. Punishment ; 6. Kelson's pure theory of law ; 7. Legal concepts ; 8. Legal realism and critical legal studies ; 9. Hart's concept of law ; 10. Freedom and the enforcement of morals ; 11. The morality of law and the rule of law ; 12. Statutory interpretation ; 13. Precedent ; 14. Dworkin's rights thesis ; 15. Legal reasoning ; 16. The duty to obey the law ; 17. The historical school and non-state law ; 18. Sociological jurisprudence ; 19. Law, social theory and Marxist jurisprudence ; 20. Justice: liberal, communitarian and feminist ; Index

The Late J.W. Harris, BCL, MA, PhD, former Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, Fellow of Keble College, Oxford

• 1. What is jurisprudence about? ; 2. Natural law and moral truth ; 3. The command theory of law ; 4. Utilitarianism and the economic analysis of law ; 5. Punishment ; 6. Kelson's pure theory of law ; 7. Legal concepts ; 8. Legal realism and critical legal studies ; 9. Hart's concept of law ; 10. Freedom and the enforcement of morals ; 11. The morality of law and the rule of law ; 12. Statutory interpretation ; 13. Precedent ; 14. Dworkin's rights thesis ; 15. Legal reasoning ; 16. The duty to obey the law ; 17. The historical school and non-state law ; 18. Sociological jurisprudence ; 19. Law, social theory and Marxist jurisprudence ; 20. Justice: liberal, communitarian and feminist ; Index