During the last half of the twentieth century, legal philosophy (or legal theory or jurisprudence) has grown significantly. The primary aim of the Law and Philosophy Library is to present some of the best original work on legal philosophy from both the Anglo-American and European traditions.
I: Introduction.- 1. The Point of Departure.- 2. A Scientific Approach to the Contents of Legal Norms.- 3. The Concept of Legal Dogmatics — A More Precise Formulation.- 4. The Angle of Approach and the Basic Problems.- II: The Ontology of Law.- 1. General Remarks.- 2. The Ontology of Interpretation in Legal Dogmatics.- 3. The Validity of a Legal Norm.- III: The Methodology of Interpretation in Legal Dogmatics.- 1. Basic Concepts.- 2. A General Characterization of Interpretation and Interpretation Theory.- 3. The Sources of Law and the Directives of Legal Interpretation.- 4. Justification of the Interpretative Standpoint: Structural Analysis.- IV: The Acceptability of an Interpretative Statement.- 1. The Principle of the One Right Answer.- 2. Acceptability and Rationality.- Epilogue.- Notes.- Abbreviations.