Reconstructing Legal Theory

Dworkin\u27s new book provides a comprehensive argument for his important and provocative view, which is more systematically developed than before. Although much in it is anticipated by his previous publications, a great deal is new and many elements have been recast. The innovative nature of Dworkin\u27s work can now be more fully appreciated and appraised. Neither Dworkin\u27s theory of law as integrity nor its designated rivals pragmatism and conventionalism will be found on the standard charts of jurisprudence. In fact, Dworkin seems to reinterpret not only the theoretical alternatives but the enterprise of legal philosophy itself. This article will focus on the more general aspects of Dworkin\u27s position, especially those that concern the fundamental nature of legal theory and of law and their relations to morality