He paints a daunting picture but what stands out is his optimism, or what he prefers to call positivism. "Optimism is like being a spectator at a football match, hoping your team somehow wins," he ...

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Legal positivism is one of the fundamental theories of jurisprudence studied in law and related fields around the world. This volume addresses how legal positivism is perceived and makes the case for ...

[In 1957, Professor H.L.A. Hart of Oxford University gave a lecture at Harvard, subsequently published as "Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals, 71 Harv. J. Rev. 593 (1958). In this talk, ...