The Enforcement of MoralsSeven essays delivered as lectures in Britain and U.S.A. |
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User Review - keylawk - LibraryThingLord Devlin was judge of the Queen's Bench and elevated to Lord of Appeal in 1961. Seven essays consider moral law in relation to the laws of crime, tort, contract and marriage. Morality depends ... Read full review
Contents
Morals and the QuasiCriminal Law | 26 |
Morals and the Law of Contract | 43 |
Morals and the Law of Marriage | 61 |
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| Title | The Enforcement of Morals Galaxy book Maccabaean lecture in jurisprudence Volume 2 of Maccabatan lecture in jurisprudence of the British Academy Volume 137 of Oxford paperbacks |
| Authors | Patrick Devlin, Patrick Baron Devlin, Patrick Devlin, Baron |
| Edition | 11, reprint |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Jan 17, 2009 |
| Length | 139 pages |
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