Philosophy of Law
A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

The progression of ideas is coherent (though minimal in content) and allows the reader to move in known paths even as exposure to legal theory and jurisprudence is gradually increased. Close parallels with sociology and philosophy pretty much dictates this, but still, well executed. All in all, a go......more

“Philosophy of Law” is a very precise introduction to law and legal theories. It begins with a discussion of the nature of law and proceeds with the debate between two major directions of legal thinking: naturalism and positivism. It then touches upon issues of rights and justice. The author introdu......more

Unfortunately, this book is useless. The brevity associated with the Oxford Introduction series doesn’t work well when the intention is to give an introduction to such a large subject. Wacks leaves aside a lot of very important thinkers and gives only a very brief, unsatisfying and misleading accoun......more

poorly written imo......more