Leslie Green (philosopher)

Leslie JM Green ( born 1918 ) is a British analytic philosopher of law and professor at Oxford University, who has produced influential contributions to legal positivism.

Life and work

Green was born in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland and received his academic training at the Canadian Queen's University and the Nuffield College, Oxford. His Ph.D. thesis under Charles Taylor and Joseph Raz resulted in a book, The Authority of the State (1988).

The lawyer was einfließlich Fellowship elected professor of philosophy of law at Balliol College, Oxford University, 2006. Later he became the first Pauline and Max Gordon Fellow at the College (2010) and was at the same time part-time professor at Queen 's University. Later came alongside numerous other teaching activities in the U.S., Canada, and the UK, a professor at McMaster University in Canada added.

Academic Green is primarily concerned with the philosophy of law, political philosophy and related ethical and legal issues. He defends a rather positivist position, which alleges numerous than necessary to be recognized links between legal and moral structure. At the same time Green denies the idea that laws are sure to follow and takes liberal positions in the area of ​​sexual ethics.

Works (selection)

• The Authority of the State. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988 ISBN 0-19-824926-8. .
• The Duty to Govern, in: Legal Theory, Vol 13 (2007 ), No. 3-4, pp. 165-185.
• Jurisprudence for Foxes, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 22/ 2012; SSRN.