Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
H. L. A. Hart
Born: July 18, 1907
Died: December 19, 1992 (aged 85)
Bio: Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart, usually cited as H. L. A. Hart, was a British legal philosopher, and a major figure in political and legal philosophy. He was Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford University and the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford.
Known for:
- The Concept of Law (1961)
- Punishment and responsibility (1968)
- Essays in jurisprudence and philosophy (1983)
- Causation in the law (1959)
- Law, liberty andmorality (1963)