The Enigma of Law and Interpretation A Dworkinian Perspective

The distinguished legal scholar, who died last week, gave judges too much license to draw on their own sense of morality. This slim but thought-provoking collection of essays on the legal and political and moral philosophy of Ronald Dworkin I am writing a book! If you want to know when it is ready (and maybe win a free copy), submit your email on my website: ... Ronald Dworkin, the Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law, passed away on February 14 after a valiant battle with leukemia. Ronald Dworkin gives a talk on the notion of political equality and some of the difficulties that arise with it (and thus with democracy ... U. Annual. Survey of American Law to Ronald Dworkin. 1. See, e.g., Richard A. Posner, Conceptions of Legal "Theory" ... Ronald Dworkin was the pre-eminent legal scholar of his generation, whose philosophy eschewed moral ambiguity in favour of clarity and the ... Books · Image of Law's Empire · Image of Taking Rights Seriously: With a New Appendix, a Response to Critics · Image of Life's Dominion: An Argument About ... A prolific writer, Dworkin has authored dozens of articles for philosophical and legal journals and has written on legal and political topics ... Dworkin substitutes legal principles for natural laws. These principles are not independent moral truths, but moral standards that can be constructed rationally ...