《CENTRAL ISSUES IN JURISPRUDENCE》

Introduction： Studying Jurisprudence1

Principles and justice5

Coherence， rules and illusions7

Rights， rules and utility10

Part One JUSTICE13

1. Utilitarianism15

Consequences17

Positive view of welfare20

Rationality22

Liberalism， happiness and preferences26

Utility and distribution31

Rules and utility34

2. Rawls39

Introduction39

1. Ignoring the distinctness of persons39

2. The right and the good40

The basic idea of the theory41

The difference principle42

The first principle of justice48

Reflective equilibrium50

3. Nozick， Markets and Justice53

Markets and equality58

Problems of private law60

4. Finnis on Objective Goods63

Desires and objective goods63

Objective goods65

Goods and the common good66

Objective goods and utilitarianism70

Justice72

Part Two LAW75

5. Hart77

Legal positivism77

Rules and the internal point of view80

Powers and secondary rules82

The legal system84

Judicial decisions86

The errors of rival theories88

Rules and formal justice88

The shared content of legal systems90

Legal obligation and the internal point of view91

The ambiguity of legal positivism94

6. Dworkin97

Rules and principles97

Principles and positivism99

The rule of recognition and the soundest theory100

Discretion and rights102

Principles and policies105

1. Consistency107

2. Democracy107

3. Retroactivity108

The claims of legal positivism109

7. Fuller115

Facts， values and purposes115

The eight principles117

Law and purpose119

Internal and external morality121

Reciprocity， obligation and the rule of recognition124

Part Three RIGHTS127

8. The Analysis of Rights129

Hohfeld129

Correlativity of rights and duties133

Will and interest theories135

Legal and moral rights139

9. The Foundation of Rights141

Rights and utility143

Rights and freedom146

Rights as trumps147

Index153