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Nicola Lacey on H.L.A. Hart and Legal Positivism

Nicola Lacey, author of a biography of the legal philosopher H.L.A. Hart, discusses his legal positivism with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. 

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An earlier interview with Nicola Lacey on Criminal Responsibility

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John Tasioulas on Human Rights

We have a right not to be tortured, a human right. But what does that mean? Is this simply a legal right? What is the relationship between human rights and morality? John Tasioulas  (@jtasioulas on Twitter) explores the nature of human rights in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast

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Read a range of John Tasioulas' work on rights on academia.edu

 

John Gardner on Constitutions

What are constitutions? How are we to interpret them? John Gardner, Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford University, addresses these questions in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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