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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > law and society research > morality and law
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > law and society research > morality and law

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morality and law  

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  • The relationship between morality and law is perhaps the fundamental issue in modern Western legal theory. For centuries, legal philosophers have framed this issue in terms of a debate between natural lawyers and positivists. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Morality and Law]

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