features of morality
how is law similar to morality?
in that it is a set of practical directives about how we should behave towards others
differences between law and morality
two main theses of positivism
three types of legal positivism
Hart’s book
The Concept of Law
Hobbes’ book
Leviathan
Austin’s books
The Province of Jurisprudence Determined
Lectures on Jurisprudence
Kelsen’s book
Pure Theory of Law
Austin’s definition of law
a rule R is legally valid (i.e., is a law) in a society S if and only if R is commanded by the sovereign in S and is backed up with the threat of a sanction
Hart’s definition of law
law is union of primary and secondary rules
Kelsen’s definition of law
law is a series of norms