Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Further Readings Section 1: Natural Law Theory and the Duty to Obey Introduction 1. St. Thomas Aquinas, "Treatise on Law," from Summa Theologica 2. John Finnis, from Natural Law and Natural Rights 3. M.B.E. Smith, "Is There a Prima Facie Obligation to Obey the Law?" Study Questions Further Readings Section 2: Legal Positivism Introduction 4.
John Austin, from The Province of Jurisprudence Determined 5. H.L.A. Hart, "Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals" 6. H.L.A.
Hart, from The Concept of Law 7. Ronald Dworkin, "The Model of Rules I" Study Questions Further Readings Section 3: Legal Realism and Legal Reasoning Introduction 8. Oliver Wendell Holmes, "The Path of the Law," from The Common Law 9. Brian Leiter, "Constitutional Law, Moral Judgment, and the Supreme Court as Super-Legislature" 10. Ronald Dworkin, "Integrity in Law," from Law's Empire Study Questions Further Readings Section 4: Feminist Jurisprudence and Critical Race Theory Introduction 11. Patricia Smith, "Feminist Jurisprudence and the Nature of Law," from Feminist Jurisprudence 12. Catharine A. MacKinnon, "Toward Feminist Jurisprudence," from Toward a Feminist Theory of the State 13.
Richard Delgado, "About Your Masthead: A Preliminary Inquiry into the Compatibility of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties" 14. Kimberlé Crenshaw, "Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics" Study Questions Further Readings Section 5: Legal Pluralism and Indigenous Law Introduction 15. Brian Tamanaha, "Introduction: Three Themes," from Legal Pluralism Explained 16. John Borrows, "Sources and Scope of Indigenous Legal Traditions," from Canada's Indigenous Constitution 17. Raymond D. Austin, from Navajo Courts and Navajo Common Law: A Tradition of Tribal Self-Governance Study Questions Further Readings Section 6: Law and Individual Liberty Introduction 18. John Stuart Mill, from On Liberty 19. Patrick Devlin, "Morals and the Criminal Law," from The Enforcement of Morals 20.
H.L.A. Hart, from Law, Liberty and Morality Study Questions Further Readings Section 7: Criminal Responsibility and Punishment Introduction 21. R.A. Duff, "Choice, Character, and Action," from Criminal Attempts 22. Heidi M.
Hurd, "Why Liberals Should Hate 'Hate Crime Legislation'" 23. Jeffrie G. Murphy, "Marxism and Retribution" Study Questions Further Readings Section 8: The Nature of International Law Introduction 24. Hugo Grotius, "Prolegomena," from De Jure Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres 25. H.L.A. Hart, "International Law," from The Concept of Law 26.
Martti Koskenniemi, "The Politics of International Law" 27. Roger Cotterrell, "Transnational Communities and the Concept of Law" Study Questions Further Readings Glossary Credits.