Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. List of Main Works by H.L. A. Hart ix
5. 1. Introduction to the Second Edition 1
6. 2. Hart: Moral Critic and Analytical Jurist 17
7. 3. Hart’s Conception of Law 31
8. 4. Social Rules 42
9. 5. Morality, Positive and Critical 61
10. 6. Obligation, Duty, Wrongdoing 73
11. 7. Powers and Power-Conferring Rules 94
12. 8. Rights 113
13. 9. The Legal Order I: Primary Elements of Law 117
14. 10. The Legal Order II: Secondary Rules 130
15. 11. Judicial Discretion and the Judicial Role 153
16. 12. Sanctions, Punishments, Justice 168
17. 13. Law, Morality, and Positivism 185
18. 14. Epilogue 201
19. Notes 215
20. Index 237