Authority of law. Essay on law and morality. Since J.

This classic collection of articles, first published in 1979, had and continues to have a great influence on philosophical work about the nature of law and its attitude to morality. The author begins to analyze the concept of authority and claims of the right to moral authority. Then he offers a detailed explanation of the nature of law and legal systems, giving arguments in favor of legal positivism. Then he considers the areas of legal thought that were considered permeated moral values, namely the social functions of law, the ideal of the rule of law, etc.

in the final part of the book describes the proper moral attitude of the citizen to the law. Once raises the question of whether citizens have a moral obligation to obey the law and whether there is the right to express disagreement. In two applications, he develops his views on the nature of law, entering into dialogue with the works of Hans Kelsen and responding to criticism of legal positivism by Robert Alexy.