At the heart of this book is the age-old question of how law and morality are related. The legal positivist, insisting on the separation of the two, explicates the concept of law independently of morality. The author challenges this view, arguing that there are, first, conceptually necessary connections between law and morality and, second, normative reasons for including moral elements in the concept of law.
The Problem of Legal Positivism 1. The Basic Positions 2. The Practical Significance of the Debate The Concept of Law 3. Central Elements 4. Positivistic Concepts of Law 5. Critique of Positivistic Concepts of Law The Validity of Law 6. Concepts of Validity 7. Collisions of Validity 8. Basic Norm Definition
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