Deciphering Ronald Dworkin's Complex Legal Worldview

Ronald Dworkin, widely respected as one of the greatest philosophers of law of his age, has died of leukemia at the age of 81 in London. Ronald Dworkin var en amerikansk retsfilosof og professor ved både University of Oxford og New York University. Dworkin understregede i ... He is known for his defence of 'legal realism', here meaning the integral place that moral and pragmatic considerations play in legal decision-making, in ... Ronald Dworkin's innovative and politically ambitious work has become essential reading in political and legal theory. Few, if any, philosophers of law have attracted as much attention over the past 15 years as Ronald Dworkin has; controversy clings to Dworkin. Dworkin argued that a judge should determine the legal rights and duties of the litigants by constructing the best possible interpretation of the principles of ... A prolific writer, Dworkin has authored dozens of articles for philosophical and legal journals and has written on legal and political topics ... R ONALD Dworkin has done more than any other constitutional lawyer, past or present, to impress upon us the importance of integrity to constitutional law, ... Ronald Dworkin argues in his new book, Justice for Hedgehogs, that there are absolute moral values – and that they are built on dignity and self-respect. An essential figure in the modern revival of liberal political philosophy end up pondering issues of theology.