Objectivity and the Rule of Law

Kramer lucidly addresses some of the principal questions in this vital area of philosophical enquiry.

Matthew Kramer (Author)

9780521854160, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 11 June 2007

262 pages
23.6 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.476 kg

'Matthew Kramer's new book tackles questions of objectivity and the rule of law with his characteristic erudition, depth and acute insight. It is one of the first in an exciting series entitled Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Law under the editorship of William Edmundson. … Kramer is most certainly to be congratulated for a fine work of scholarship.' Law Quarterly Review

What is objectivity? What is the rule of law? Are the operations of legal systems objective? If so, in what ways and to what degrees are they objective? Does anything of importance depend on the objectivity of law? These are some of the principal questions addressed by Matthew H. Kramer in this lucid and wide-ranging study that introduces readers to vital areas of philosophical enquiry. As Kramer shows, objectivity and the rule of law are complicated phenomena, each comprising a number of distinct though overlapping dimensions. Although the connections between objectivity and the rule of law are intimate, they are also densely multi-faceted.

1. Dimensions of objectivity
2. Elements of the rule of law
3. Objectivity and law's moral authority.

Subject Areas: Jurisprudence & philosophy of law [LAB], Social & political philosophy [HPS], Philosophy [HP]