Why do some rules have the status of law while others do not? Is law simply a matter of rules anyway? What is justice? Is there a duty to obey a law even if it is unjust? Should the law concern itself with the activities of consenting adults in private? This work asks questions such as these and explains some of the answers which legal theorists have given, from Ancient Greece to the present day. Written in a readable style, this book aims to make intrinsically difficult material accessible and interesting.
Author Biography
IAN McLEOD is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law at London Guildhall University. Following professional experience as a local government lawyer and as a prosecuting solicitor, he has specialised in Public Law and Legal Theory as well as Legal Method. He is the editor of Administrative Law Reports and the author of the Legal Theory title in the Macmillan Law Masters series.
