The Concept of Law

Fifty years on from its original publication, HLA Hart's The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first time. In this third edition, Leslie Green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subseque...

Fifty years on from its original publication, HLA Hart's The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first time. In this third edition, Leslie Green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy, clarifying misunderstandings of Hart's project and highlighting central tensions and problems in the work.

哈特（H. L. A. Hart，1907~1992），20世纪*重要的法律哲学家之一，新分析实证主义法学代表人物，牛津大学法理学教授。哈特在分析哲学框架内发展了一套精深的法律实证主义理论。他*大的贡献在于以语言分析哲学为基础，构建了一个庞大的法理学体系，挽救了“二战”后饱受批评的分析实证法学。代表作品包括：《法律的概念》《法律、自由与道德》《惩罚与责任》《法律中的因果关系》以及《论边沁》。