Enforcement Morals by Patrick Devlin (60 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Are morals always relative? Are private actions--among consenting adults-- always beyond the law? Or are there some behaviors which so weaken a society that common beliefs about right and wrong must be enforced to protect the common good?In opposing the decriminalization of private acts of homosexuality in Britain, Patrick Devlin maintained that not only is it reasonable to allow popular morality to influence lawmaking, it is imperative: . . . For a society is not something that is kept together physically; it is held by the invisible bonds of common thought.Today, as divisive issues such as same-sex marriage and don't ask, don't tell confront our legislative, judicial, and executive branches, the views expressed by Devlin in The Enforcement of Morals resonate and reverberate anew.Patrick Devlin (1905-1992) studied history and law at Cambridge University and became a successful lawyer.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Are morals always relative? Are private actions--among consenting adults-- always beyond the law? Or are there some behaviors which so weaken a society that common beliefs about right and wrong must be enforced to protect the common good?In opposing the decriminalization of private acts of homosexuality in Britain, Patrick Devlin maintained that not only is it reasonable to allow popular morality to influence lawmaking, it is imperative: . . . For a society is not something that is kept together physically; it is held by the invisible bonds of common thought.Today, as divisive issues such as same-sex marriage and don't ask, don't tell confront our legislative, judicial, and executive branches, the views expressed by Devlin in The Enforcement of Morals resonate and reverberate anew.Patrick Devlin (1905-1992) studied history and law at Cambridge University and became a successful lawyer.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, Later Printing. Published by Oxford University Press, 1996. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. Previous owner name on Title page.

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Paperback. Condition: New. The limits of individual freedom within society -- the boundaries of the public and the private in the realm of morals, and the point at which the law may enter -- are the core concern of these seven essays by prominent British jurist Lord Patrick Devlin.

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Paperback. Condition: New. The limits of individual freedom within society -- the boundaries of the public and the private in the realm of morals, and the point at which the law may enter -- are the core concern of these seven essays by prominent British jurist Lord Patrick Devlin.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 139pp some underlining.

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Twelfth Impression. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xiv, 139 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Seven essays delivered as lectures in Britain and U.S.A. Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xiv). Contents; Morals and the criminal law -- Morals and the quasi-criminal law and the law of tort -- Morals and the law of contract -- Morals and the law of marriage -- Democracy and morality -- Mill on liberty in morals -- Morals and contemporary social reality. Subjects; 1900-1999. Law and ethics. Law Enforcement ethics. Morals. Legal ethics. Law Moral and ethical aspects Great Britain 20th century. 1 Kg.…

Condition: New. 2010. New Edition. Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300. . . . . .