The Morality in Law
Themes from the Work of Leslie Green
Will be published approx. on 19. December 2025
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-19-895585-6 (ISBN)
Description
Leslie Green is a leading figure in late-20th and early-21st century legal philosophy. He has made important contributions on topics as varied as legal positivism, political obligation, the limits of government, and the regulation of pornography. Green's work is marked by its striking originality and approachability, as well as his willingness to see questions in the philosophy of law as integrated with wider questions of moral, political, and social theory.
Named after one of Professor Green's most celebrated articles, The Morality in Law is a collection of essays inspired by his work. This eclectic book covers pressing questions of practical philosophy including: What do oppressed citizens owe the state? Should law be used to improve sexual morality? How are legal decisions justified?
Thought-provoking and original, this volume advances key debates in legal philosophy while honouring Professor Green's enduring influence.
Named after one of Professor Green's most celebrated articles, The Morality in Law is a collection of essays inspired by his work. This eclectic book covers pressing questions of practical philosophy including: What do oppressed citizens owe the state? Should law be used to improve sexual morality? How are legal decisions justified?
Thought-provoking and original, this volume advances key debates in legal philosophy while honouring Professor Green's enduring influence.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-895585-6 (9780198955856)
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Persons
Thomas Adams is an Associate Professor of Law and Tutorial Fellow at Hertford College, University of Oxford. He works in the philosophy of law as well as on theoretical aspects of public law. He has held visiting positions at New York University School of Law and University of Chicago Law School.
Kate Greasley is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow at Hertford College. Her research interests span medical law and ethics, criminal law theory, feminist legal theory, and legal philosophy. She has been a Lecturer in Law at University College London, and a Junior Research Fellow in Law at University College, Oxford.
Denise Reaume is a Professor of Law Emerita at the University of Toronto. Her research projects include work on official language rights in Canada, discrimination law, and feminist issues in tort law, all of which she is widely published on.
Kate Greasley is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, and Tutorial Fellow at Hertford College. Her research interests span medical law and ethics, criminal law theory, feminist legal theory, and legal philosophy. She has been a Lecturer in Law at University College London, and a Junior Research Fellow in Law at University College, Oxford.
Denise Reaume is a Professor of Law Emerita at the University of Toronto. Her research projects include work on official language rights in Canada, discrimination law, and feminist issues in tort law, all of which she is widely published on.
Volume editor
Associate Professor of Law and Tutorial FellowAssociate Professor of Law and Tutorial Fellow, St Catherine's College, University of Oxford
Associate Professor of Law and Tutorial FellowAssociate Professor of Law and Tutorial Fellow, Hertford College, University of Oxford
Professor of Law EmeritaProfessor Emerita, University of Toronto
Content
1: Brian Leiter: How to Cabin the Realist Indeterminacy Thesis: On Green, Positivism, and the Sources of Law
2: Luis Duarte d'Almeida: Sources of Law and the Justification of Judicial Decisions (and the Absolutely Fabulous Model of Law)
3: Allan C Hutchinson: It's Not Easy Bein' Green: Positivism, Morality, and Legitimacy
4: Gregoire Webber: Gilead Constitutionalism
5: Thomas Adams: Legitimacy and The Authority of the State
6: Ashwini Vasanthakumar: The Political Obligations of Oppressed Citizens: Resistance, Refusal, and the Politics of Transformation
7: Nicola Lacey: The Diversification of Jurisprudence? : Intellectual History Seen Through the Lens of a Friendship.
8: Kate Greasley: Using Law to Improve Sexual Morality
9: Robert Mark Simpson: Censorship, Condemnation, and Understanding
10: Farrah Ahmed: The Sting of Toleration
11: Leslie Green: The Past of Jurisprudence
2: Luis Duarte d'Almeida: Sources of Law and the Justification of Judicial Decisions (and the Absolutely Fabulous Model of Law)
3: Allan C Hutchinson: It's Not Easy Bein' Green: Positivism, Morality, and Legitimacy
4: Gregoire Webber: Gilead Constitutionalism
5: Thomas Adams: Legitimacy and The Authority of the State
6: Ashwini Vasanthakumar: The Political Obligations of Oppressed Citizens: Resistance, Refusal, and the Politics of Transformation
7: Nicola Lacey: The Diversification of Jurisprudence? : Intellectual History Seen Through the Lens of a Friendship.
8: Kate Greasley: Using Law to Improve Sexual Morality
9: Robert Mark Simpson: Censorship, Condemnation, and Understanding
10: Farrah Ahmed: The Sting of Toleration
11: Leslie Green: The Past of Jurisprudence