Philosophy of law

Philosophy of law is a branch of philosophy that examines the nature of law and law's relationship to other systems of norms, especially ethics and political philosophy.^[1]^[2] It asks questions like "What is law?", "What are the criteria for legal validity?", and "What is the relationship between law and morality?" Philosophy of law and jurisprudence are often used interchangeably, though jurisprudence sometimes encompasses forms of reasoning that fit into economics or sociology.^[3]^[4]

Philosophy of law can be sub-divided into analytical jurisprudence, and normative jurisprudence.^[5] Analytical jurisprudence aims to define what law is and what it is not by identifying law's essential features. Normative jurisprudence investigates both the non-legal norms that shape law and the legal norms that are generated by law and guide human action.^[5]

^ "Philosophy of law". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
^ Himma, Kenneth Einar (2019-05-15). "Philosophy of Law". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
^ Postema, Gerald J. (2011). "Economic Jurisprudence". In Postema, G.J. (ed.). A Treatise of Legal Philosophy and General Jurisprudence. Springer Netherlands. pp. 181–211. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8960-1_5. ISBN 9789048189601. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Kornhauser, Lewis (2017), "The Economic Analysis of Law", in Zalta, Edward N. (ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2017 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2019-05-17
^ ^a ^b Marmor, Andrei; Sarch, Alexander (2015), "The Nature of Law", in Zalta, Edward N. (ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2015 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2019-05-15

[:3-1] "Philosophy of law". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-05-15.

[:1-2] Himma, Kenneth Einar (2019-05-15). "Philosophy of Law". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

[3] Postema, Gerald J. (2011). "Economic Jurisprudence". In Postema, G.J. (ed.). A Treatise of Legal Philosophy and General Jurisprudence. Springer Netherlands. pp. 181–211. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8960-1_5. ISBN 9789048189601. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[4] Kornhauser, Lewis (2017), "The Economic Analysis of Law", in Zalta, Edward N. (ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2017 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2019-05-17

[:0-5] Marmor, Andrei; Sarch, Alexander (2015), "The Nature of Law", in Zalta, Edward N. (ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2015 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2019-05-15

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