Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. 1. What Is Law (and Why Should We Care)? 1
4. 2. Crazy Little Thing Called “Law” 35
5. 3. Austin’s Sanction Theory 51
6. 4. Hart and the Rule of Recognition 79
7. 5. How to Do Things with Plans 118
8. 6. The Making of a Legal System 154
9. 7. What Law Is 193
10. 8. Legal Reasoning and Judicial Decision Making 234
11. 9. Hard Cases 259
12. 10. Theoretical Disagreements 282
13. 11. Dworkin and Distrust 307
14. 12. The Economy of Trust 331
15. 13. The Interpretation of Plans 353
16. 14. The Value of Legality 388
17. Notes 403
18. Acknowledgments 449
19. Index 455