Why Law Matters

Why Law Matters
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Publisher : Oxford University Press (UK)
Total Pages : 253
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ISBN-10 : 9780199643271
ISBN-13 : 019964327X
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Book Synopsis Why Law Matters by : Alon Harel

Download or read book Why Law Matters written by Alon Harel and published by Oxford University Press (UK). This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Law Matters argues that public institutions and legal procedures are valuable and matter as such, irrespective of their instrumental value. Examining the value of rights, public institutions, and constitutional review, the book criticises instrumentalist approaches in political theory, claiming they fail to account for their enduring appeal.


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