Law and Morality: Readings in Legal Philosophy

Henri R. Pallard is a professor of law and justice at Laurentian
University.

Divided into two parts, this book explores the relationship of law to
morality, a classic issue in the philosophy of law. In Part 1, the
authors approach their subject through the prism of the rule of law.
According to the ideal of the rule of law, the state can act only within
those limits that are prescribed by law. In addition to discussing the
ideology of the rule of law and the values it seeks to uphold, Dyzenhaus
and Ripstein examine feminist, libertarian, liberal, and democratic
approaches to the rule of law. Part 2 addresses such contemporary issues
as homosexuality in the context of family law, pornography and hate
propaganda in the context of freedom of speech, and civil disobedience.

Law and Morality uses judiciously selected cases and relevant Canadian
materials to good effect. The book’s glossary of legal and
philosophical terms will be of particular benefit to general readers.