H. L. A. Hart

Quotes

• “Ronald Dworkin... argues that our law includes not only norms found in treaties, customs, constitutions, statutes, and cases, but also moral principles that provide the best justification for the norms found there.5 On his account, the things justified by moral.”

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Key facts

Born

Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart , ( 1907-07-18 ) 18 July 1907, Harrogate , England

Died

19 December 1992 (1992-12-19) (aged 85), Oxford , England

Spouse

Jenifer Williams ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 ) ​

Alma mater

New College, Oxford

Era

Contemporary philosophy

Region

Western philosophy

School

Analytic philosophy analytical jurisprudence legal positivism liberalism ordinary-language philosophy

Institutions

New College, Oxford University College, Oxford Brasenose College, Oxford

Doctoral students

Brian Barry John Finnis Peter Hacker David Hodgson Joseph Raz Wil Waluchow

Notable students

Laurence Houlgate Herbert Morris

Main interests

Legal philosophy jurisprudence political philosophy

Notable works

The Concept of Law (1961)

Notable ideas

Empiricist normative foundations of legal systems rule of recognition

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