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• Table of ContentsPreface1. Theories About the Nature of Law1.1. The Nature of Law: An Introduction Andrei Marmor1.2 Natural Law Theory: Its Past and Its Present John Finnis1.3 Legal Positivism: Early Foundations Gerald J. Postema1.4 Legal Positivism: Contemporary Debates Julie Dickson1.5 The Authority of Law Scott Hershovitz1.6 Obligations, Interpretivism, and the Legal Point of View Nicos Stavropoulos 2. Legal Reasoning2.1. Vagueness and the Law Scott Soames2.2 Legal Interpretation Timothy Endicott2.3 Precedent Frederick Schauer3. Theories of Legal Areas3.1. Criminal Law3.1.1. The Justification of Punishment Mitchell N. Berman3.1.2 Wrongness and Criminalization Victor Tadros3.1.3 The Voluntary Act Requirement Gideon Yaffe3.1.4 Criminal Attempts R. A. Duff3.1.5 The Insanity Defense Gary Watson3.1.6 Self-Defense Larry Alexander3.2. Contract 3.2.1 Are Contracts Promises? Seana Valentine Shiffrin 3.3. Torts3.3.1. Proximate Causation in the Law of Torts Benjamin C. Zipursky 3.4 Property3.4.1 Private Property Daniel Attas3.4.2 Taxation, Redistribution and Property Rights Peter Vallentyne3.5 Family3.5.1 The Pursuit of Intimacy and Parental Rights Scott Altman3.6 Evidence3.6.1 Is It Finally Time to Put ‘Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ Out to Pasture? Larry Laudan3.7 International Law3.7.1 International Law and Global Justice Michael Blake3.7.2 Human Rights John Tasioulas3.7.3 The Morality and Law of War Seth Lazar 3.7.4 The Legitimacy of International Institutions Thomas Christiano3.8 Environmental Law3.8.1 Environmental Ethics, Future Generations and Environmental Law Clark Wolf3.9 Constitutionalism3.9.1 Constitutional Interpretation Wilfrid J. Waluchow 3.9.2 Judicial Review of Legislation Jeremy Waldron4. Law as a Coercive Order4.1 Coercion William A. Edmundson 4.2 Paternalism Douglas Husak4.3 Enforcing Morality A.P. Simester4.4 The Rule of Law Grant Lamond5. Moral Obligations to Law51. The Moral Obligation to Obey the Law George Klosko5.2. Conscientious Objection and Civil Disobedience Kimberley Brownlee5.3 Law, Loyalty and Citizenship Meir Dan-Cohen6. Rights and Equality6.1 Some Questions About Rights Christopher Morris 6.2 Discrimination and Equality Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen6.3 Privacy Judith Wagner DeCew 6.4 Freedom of Speech Alon Harel

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• Table of ContentsPreface1. Theories About the Nature of Law1.1. The Nature of Law: An Introduction Andrei Marmor1.2 Natural Law Theory: Its Past and Its Present John Finnis1.3 Legal Positivism: Early Foundations Gerald J. Postema1.4 Legal Positivism: Contemporary Debates Julie Dickson1.5 The Authority of Law Scott Hershovitz1.6 Obligations, Interpretivism, and the Legal Point of View Nicos Stavropoulos 2. Legal Reasoning2.1. Vagueness and the Law Scott Soames2.2 Legal Interpretation Timothy Endicott2.3 Precedent Frederick Schauer3. Theories of Legal Areas3.1. Criminal Law3.1.1. The Justification of Punishment Mitchell N. Berman3.1.2 Wrongness and Criminalization Victor Tadros3.1.3 The Voluntary Act Requirement Gideon Yaffe3.1.4 Criminal Attempts R. A. Duff3.1.5 The Insanity Defense Gary Watson3.1.6 Self-Defense Larry Alexander3.2. Contract 3.2.1 Are Contracts Promises? Seana Valentine Shiffrin 3.3. Torts3.3.1. Proximate Causation in the Law of Torts Benjamin C. Zipursky 3.4 Property3.4.1 Private Property Daniel Attas3.4.2 Taxation, Redistribution and Property Rights Peter Vallentyne3.5 Family3.5.1 The Pursuit of Intimacy and Parental Rights Scott Altman3.6 Evidence3.6.1 Is It Finally Time to Put ‘Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ Out to Pasture? Larry Laudan3.7 International Law3.7.1 International Law and Global Justice Michael Blake3.7.2 Human Rights John Tasioulas3.7.3 The Morality and Law of War Seth Lazar 3.7.4 The Legitimacy of International Institutions Thomas Christiano3.8 Environmental Law3.8.1 Environmental Ethics, Future Generations and Environmental Law Clark Wolf3.9 Constitutionalism3.9.1 Constitutional Interpretation Wilfrid J. Waluchow 3.9.2 Judicial Review of Legislation Jeremy Waldron4. Law as a Coercive Order4.1 Coercion William A. Edmundson 4.2 Paternalism Douglas Husak4.3 Enforcing Morality A.P. Simester4.4 The Rule of Law Grant Lamond5. Moral Obligations to Law51. The Moral Obligation to Obey the Law George Klosko5.2. Conscientious Objection and Civil Disobedience Kimberley Brownlee5.3 Law, Loyalty and Citizenship Meir Dan-Cohen6. Rights and Equality6.1 Some Questions About Rights Christopher Morris 6.2 Discrimination and Equality Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen6.3 Privacy Judith Wagner DeCew 6.4 Freedom of Speech Alon Harel

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• Table of ContentsPreface1. Theories About the Nature of Law1.1. The Nature of Law: An Introduction Andrei Marmor1.2 Natural Law Theory: Its Past and Its Present John Finnis1.3 Legal Positivism: Early Foundations Gerald J. Postema1.4 Legal Positivism: Contemporary Debates Julie Dickson1.5 The Authority of Law Scott Hershovitz1.6 Obligations, Interpretivism, and the Legal Point of View Nicos Stavropoulos 2. Legal Reasoning2.1. Vagueness and the Law Scott Soames2.2 Legal Interpretation Timothy Endicott2.3 Precedent Frederick Schauer3. Theories of Legal Areas3.1. Criminal Law3.1.1. The Justification of Punishment Mitchell N. Berman3.1.2 Wrongness and Criminalization Victor Tadros3.1.3 The Voluntary Act Requirement Gideon Yaffe3.1.4 Criminal Attempts R. A. Duff3.1.5 The Insanity Defense Gary Watson3.1.6 Self-Defense Larry Alexander3.2. Contract 3.2.1 Are Contracts Promises? Seana Valentine Shiffrin 3.3. Torts3.3.1. Proximate Causation in the Law of Torts Benjamin C. Zipursky 3.4 Property3.4.1 Private Property Daniel Attas3.4.2 Taxation, Redistribution and Property Rights Peter Vallentyne3.5 Family3.5.1 The Pursuit of Intimacy and Parental Rights Scott Altman3.6 Evidence3.6.1 Is It Finally Time to Put ‘Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ Out to Pasture? Larry Laudan3.7 International Law3.7.1 International Law and Global Justice Michael Blake3.7.2 Human Rights John Tasioulas3.7.3 The Morality and Law of War Seth Lazar 3.7.4 The Legitimacy of International Institutions Thomas Christiano3.8 Environmental Law3.8.1 Environmental Ethics, Future Generations and Environmental Law Clark Wolf3.9 Constitutionalism3.9.1 Constitutional Interpretation Wilfrid J. Waluchow 3.9.2 Judicial Review of Legislation Jeremy Waldron4. Law as a Coercive Order4.1 Coercion William A. Edmundson 4.2 Paternalism Douglas Husak4.3 Enforcing Morality A.P. Simester4.4 The Rule of Law Grant Lamond5. Moral Obligations to Law51. The Moral Obligation to Obey the Law George Klosko5.2. Conscientious Objection and Civil Disobedience Kimberley Brownlee5.3 Law, Loyalty and Citizenship Meir Dan-Cohen6. Rights and Equality6.1 Some Questions About Rights Christopher Morris 6.2 Discrimination and Equality Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen6.3 Privacy Judith Wagner DeCew 6.4 Freedom of Speech Alon Harel