Legal Rights as Political Trumps Dworkin's Revolutionary Concept

By Ronald Dworkin, Published on 03/01/73. Article Summary. Ronald Dworkin's early, highly controversial, thesis that there are right answers in hard cases in law, coupled with his attack on the idea ... 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 ... By Raoul Berger, Published on 10/01/97. Ronald Dworkin was the pre-eminent legal scholar of his generation, whose philosophy eschewed moral ambiguity in favour of clarity and the ... Law's Empire is a full-length presentation of his theory of law that will be studied and debated―by scholars and theorists, by lawyers and judges, by students ... Ronald Dworkin presents his theory of equality. This Carnegie Council event took place on December 6, 2011. For complete audio and ... RONALD DWORKIN. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Page 2. Copyright © 1977, 1978 by Ronald Dworkin. All rights reserved. Library of Congress ... Ronald Dworkin was a prominent American legal philosopher known for his contributions to legal theory, particularly the idea of law as integrity. Professor Dworkin was 81 years old, and is survived by his wife Irene Brendel Dworkin, his children Anthony and Jennifer Dworkin, and two grandchildren.