The Constitution of the Legal Relation - by Alexander Somek (Hardcover)

Name: The Constitution of the Legal Relation - by Alexander Somek (Hardcover)
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This book defends the relational approach to law.
About the Author: Alexander Somek is Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University of Vienna, Austria.
304 Pages
Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement, Jurisprudence

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About the Book

This book considers and defends the relational approach to law.

Book Synopsis

This book defends the relational approach to law.

It begins by exploring how law is constituted in the context of either rational or reasonable conduct. Having identified reasonableness as the unifying theme of natural law theories, it argues that the form and authority of law originate in the practical resolution of a moral antinomy that these theories leave unaddressed.

The reasonableness of law lies in the structure and principles of relations in which rights are correlated with obligations and powers with liabilities. Rather than descending upon us from above in the form of directives, law emerges from our interactive eff orts to cope with persistent moral disagreements.

Ultimately, the relational approach views the legal rules governing our interactions as expressions of a common will. The book concludes that, unsurprisingly, modern constitutionalism represents a thoroughly pragmatic and most defensible conception of the authority of law.

About the Author

Alexander Somek is Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University of Vienna, Austria.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .69 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.31 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 304

Genre: Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement

Sub-Genre: Jurisprudence

Publisher: Hart Publishing

Format: Hardcover

Author: Alexander Somek

Language: English

Street Date: January 22, 2026

TCIN: 1008466168

UPC: 9781509979226

Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-8352

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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