Freedom and the Law

by Bruno Leoni

Overview

According to Bruno Leoni, the greatest obstacle to rule of law in our time is the problem of overlegislation. In modern democratic societies, legislative bodies increasingly usurp functions that were, and should be, exercised by individuals or groups rather than government.

Bruno Leoni (1913–1967) was an attorney and Professor of Legal Theory and the Theory of the State at the University of Pavia, Italy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865970960
Publisher:	Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/01/1991
Edition description:	Expanded Third Edition
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Third Edition vii
FREEDOM AND THE LAW 1
Introduction 3 1 Which Freedom? 26
2 “Freedom” and “Constraint” 43
3 Freedom and the Rule of Law 58
4 Freedom and the Certainty of the Law 76
5 Freedom and Legislation 95
6 Freedom and Representation 112
7 Freedom and the Common Will 133
8 Some Difficulties Analyzed 153
Conclusion 172 THE LAW AND POLITICS 187
[A Note] 188
1 The Law as Individual Claim 189
2 Law and Economy in the Making 204
3 The Economic Approach to the Political 219
4 Voting Versus the Market 235 Index 249