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Although known as the founder of modern utilitarianism and the source of analytical jurisprudence, Bentham today is infrequently read but often caricatured. The present book, based on a study of Bentham's most important works, offers a reinterpretation of Bentham's main philosophical doctrines, his principle of utility and his analysis of law. The evidence indicates that Bentham was no `universalist' in morals, but embraced a dual standard - in politics the community's interest, in `private ethics' the agent's interest - which may in turn be based on the idea that government should serve the interests of those who are `governed'. The argument challenges many common assumptions about Bentham's view of human nature and of political institutions. A new reading is also given to his theory of law, which suggests Bentham's insight, originality, and continued interest for philosophers and legal theorists. In the Interest of the Governed was first published in 1973. This revised edition contains a new Preface, a revised Bibliography, and two new Indexes, one of Names and one of Subjects, which together replace the original index.

Forms and Limits of Utilitarianism

The essays presented in this volume challenge both theorists and citizens to confront grave injustices committed in the United States. David Lyons encourages us to take a fresh look at the beginnings of America, including the colonists' early adoption of race-based slavery even though it was unlawful and why those who rebelled against English oppression were responsible for greater injustices against their Native American neighbors. Confronting injustice requires us to consider how delegates to the 1787 constitutional convention readily embraced increased protections for chattel slavery, why the federal government later abandoned Reconstruction, and why the nation allowed former slave owners to establish a new system of racial oppression called Jim Crow. It requires us to ask why America's official rejection of white supremacy is combined with an unwillingness to address continuing racial stratification. Confronting injustice calls upon political theorists to test their views in the crucible of social history. It challenges those who debate abstractly the idea of an obligation to obey the law to consider the implications of grievous injustices. It calls upon those who assume that their society is now 'reasonably just' to ask when that transformation occurred, despite the fact that children who are black or poor are denied equal opportunity.

The Color Line provides a concise history of the role of race and ethnicity in the US, from the early colonial period to the present, to reveal the public policies and private actions that have enabled racial subordination and the actors who have fought against it.Focusing on Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans, it explores how racial subordination developed in the region, how it has been resisted and opposed, and how it has been sustained through independence, the abolition of slavery, the civil rights movement, and subsequent reforms. The text also considers the position of European immigrants to the US, interrogates relevant moral issues, and identifies persistent problems of public policy, arguing that all four centuries of racial subordination are relevant to understanding contemporary America and some of its most urgent issues. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of American history, the history of race and ethnicity, and other related courses in the humanities and social sciences.

The Color Line provides a concise history of the role of race and ethnicity in the US, from the early colonial period to the present, to reveal the public policies and private actions that have enabled racial subordination and the actors who have fought against it.Focusing on Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans, it explores how racial subordination developed in the region, how it has been resisted and opposed, and how it has been sustained through independence, the abolition of slavery, the civil rights movement, and subsequent reforms. The text also considers the position of European immigrants to the US, interrogates relevant moral issues, and identifies persistent problems of public policy, arguing that all four centuries of racial subordination are relevant to understanding contemporary America and some of its most urgent issues. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of American history, the history of race and ethnicity, and other related courses in the humanities and social sciences.

An introduction to the philosophy of law, which offers a modern and critical appraisal of all the main issues and problems. This has become a very active area in the last ten years, and one on which philosophers, legal practitioners and theorists and social scientists have tended to converge. The more abstract questions about the nature of law and its relationship to social norms and moral standards are now seen to be directly relevant to more practical and indeed pressing questions about the justification of punishment, civil disobedience, the enforcement of morality, and problems about justice, rights, welfare, and freedom. David Lyons is a shrewd, clear and systematic guide through this tangled area. The book presupposes no formal training in law or philosophy and is intended to serve as a textbook in a range of introductory courses.

David Lyons is one of the preeminent philosophers of law active in the United States. This volume comprises essays written over a period of twenty years in which Professor Lyons outlines his fundamental views about the nature of law and its relation to morality and justice. The underlying theme of the book is that a system of law has only a tenuous connection with morality and justice. Contrary to those legal theorists who maintain that no matter how bad the law of a community might be, strict conformity to existing law automatically dispenses ‘formal’ justice, Professor Lyons contends that the law must earn the respect that it demands. Moreover, we cannot, as some would suggest, interpret law in a value-neutral manner. Rather courts should interpret statutes, judicial precedents, and constitutional provisions in terms of values that would justify those laws. In this way officials can promote the justifiability of what they do to people in the name of law, and can help the law live up to its moral pretensions.

David Lyons is one of the preeminent philosophers of law active in the United States. This volume comprises essays written over a period of twenty years in which Professor Lyons outlines his fundamental views about the nature of law and its relation to morality and justice. The underlying theme of the book is that a system of law has only a tenuous connection with morality and justice. Contrary to those legal theorists who maintain that no matter how bad the law of a community might be, strict conformity to existing law automatically dispenses ‘formal’ justice, Professor Lyons contends that the law must earn the respect that it demands. Moreover, we cannot, as some would suggest, interpret law in a value-neutral manner. Rather courts should interpret statutes, judicial precedents, and constitutional provisions in terms of values that would justify those laws. In this way officials can promote the justifiability of what they do to people in the name of law, and can help the law live up to its moral pretensions.

Louisiana Federal District Judge Jock Boucher returns in the second installment of this intriguing new thriller series by David Lyons. LOUISIANA FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE JOCK BOUCHER RETURNS IN THE SECOND INSTA LLMENT OF THIS HIGH-OCTANE THRILLER SERIES BY DAVID LYONS. Having killed two men with his bare hands, federal judge Jock Boucher feels he's unfit for his post on the bench. But when the president sends a fighter jet to whisk the renegade Cajun from a Mexican vacation to the White House to convince him otherwise, Boucher agrees to stay on. Trouble follows him, though, and on the night of his return to his home in the French Quarter, he is accosted by an armed street thug. Boucher defends himself. His attacker ends up dead. With the body count rising around him--despite all his best efforts--Boucher and his friend Detective Fitch of the New Orleans Police Department discover that the would-be bandit has put them on the trail of an illegal arms ring. Weapons are being trafficked to foreign criminal insurgents whose violent rampage across northern Mexico is blocking the development of one of the world's largest energy fields, and powerful U.S. interests are determined to dislodge them by any means possible. Faced with the daunting possibility of hostilities with our neighbor to the south, Boucher must find a way to avert armed conflict on a scale he never imagined possible . . . while placing himself in mortal danger.

In this explosive debut thriller, a judge from the Louisiana bayou goes up against a company on the verge of causing an ecological disaster. Cajun-born Jock Boucher has overcome modest beginnings to assume the prestigious position of U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. One of his first cases on the bench involves a scientist who has been hiding in mortal fear for more than twenty years. The fugitive claims that another judge accepted bribes and helped a relentless global energy company steal his intellectual property: a way to recover energy from below the subsea bed that could end America's dependence on foreign oil. Boucher takes on the company and its powerful founder, risking not only his judicial career but his life. He follows a trail of cryptic clues to the bottom of the ocean, and soon finds himself the target of killers--and too far from the law to ever return. Packed with suspense, science, politics, and murder, this fast-paced, riveting thriller will have readers on the edge of their seats. Ice Fire is the first in a series offered by this authentic new talent.

After visiting my hometown of Thomaston, Georgia, in summer of 1991, I took a train back to New York and met two guys whom I started conversing with about our various lives. One guy was into artwork, and all I remember is that his name was Maurice. The other guy, our token white guys, was an author named Philip Lee Williams (Perfect Timing, All the Western Stars, The Song of Daniel). As we spoke, I told Philip about my desire to write a bio, and he offered me advice about the publishing business, as well as jokingly telling me that I was pretty young for a bio. The most important thing he said was to "never give up." I kept that thought in mind, and so here we are. I also kept the letters that he wrote me, and I've read them often through the years. Thanks, Philip Lee Williams. I'm not so young anymore, and I didn't give up. I hope you, the reader, can take something from my experience and my book. It's a true reflection of my experience and my life.

After visiting my hometown of Thomaston, Georgia, in summer of 1991, I took a train back to New York and met two guys whom I started conversing with about our various lives. One guy was into artwork, and all I remember is that his name was Maurice. The other guy, our token white guys, was an author named Philip Lee Williams (Perfect Timing, All the Western Stars, The Song of Daniel). As we spoke, I told Philip about my desire to write a bio, and he offered me advice about the publishing business, as well as jokingly telling me that I was pretty young for a bio. The most important thing he said was to "never give up." I kept that thought in mind, and so here we are. I also kept the letters that he wrote me, and I've read them often through the years. Thanks, Philip Lee Williams. I'm not so young anymore, and I didn't give up. I hope you, the reader, can take something from my experience and my book. It's a true reflection of my experience and my life.

This is a Las Vegas novel. It is about two people who find themselves in Las Vegas for very different reasons, and embroil themselves in the lights, the life, the 'reels and wheels', and each other. Las Vegas is not just a backdrop, it is a living breathing character with its own story. This story may be fictional but the world that Vig and Gina inhabit is very real; it is the world of fixed fights, poker cheats, bad markers, thrown ballgames, counterfeit money, nazi memorabilia, and an exploding hotel. And that's just the stuff thats true...

"A true portrait of a genius..." - Eamonn Holmes, friend of Sir Alex FergusonBEFORE, DURING AND AFTER MANCHESTER UNITEDALEX is the most up-to-date biography of Sir Alex Ferguson-the most decorated manager in British football history.Find out how he miraculously recovered from brain surgery in 2018.Why he appointed David Moyes as his successor.How livid he was when Moyes was sacked ten months later.This tell-all biography also dives deep into Sir Alex's true thoughts on the reigns of Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as well as the appointment of Ralf Ragnick as caretaker manager before the board opted for Erik Ten Hag over Mauricio Pochettinho to lead the club into a new dawn.This book also examines Sir Alex's relationship with the Glazer family and how he views the controversial work carried out by Ed Woodward in the ten years that followed the Scot's retirement as manager.This biography answers all the questions you've been asking..."A fitting and wonderful tribute to the greatest football manager of all time." - Ken Doherty, friend of Sir Alex Ferguson.

"A true portrait of a genius..." - Eamonn Holmes, friend of Sir Alex FergusonBEFORE, DURING AND AFTER MANCHESTER UNITEDALEX is the most up-to-date biography of Sir Alex Ferguson-the most decorated manager in British football history.Find out how he miraculously recovered from brain surgery in 2018.Why he appointed David Moyes as his successor.How livid he was when Moyes was sacked ten months later.This tell-all biography also dives deep into Sir Alex's true thoughts on the reigns of Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as well as the appointment of Ralf Ragnick as caretaker manager before the board opted for Erik Ten Hag over Mauricio Pochettinho to lead the club into a new dawn.This book also examines Sir Alex's relationship with the Glazer family and how he views the controversial work carried out by Ed Woodward in the ten years that followed the Scot's retirement as manager.This biography answers all the questions you've been asking..."A fitting and wonderful tribute to the greatest football manager of all time." - Ken Doherty, friend of Sir Alex Ferguson.

A gripping expos from the front lines of law enforcement-where true crime obsession meets real-world consequences. As true crime explodes in popularity, few are asking the hard questions about what it all means-until now. David Lyons, retired homicide detective, law enforcement educator, and co-host of the award-winning Murder Police Podcast, pulls back the curtain on the true crime phenomenon and its growing influence on real-life investigations. In True Crime & Consequences, Lyons delivers a timely and riveting look at how podcasts, social media, and armchair sleuths are reshaping modern justice-for better and for worse. Blending behind-the-scenes storytelling with insider insight, Lyons explores: The true crime boom and what the public doesn't see Real-life cases derailed by well-meaning but harmful interference High-pressure lessons from nearly three decades behind the badge Why centering victims and survivors must be the industry's future How everyday citizens can help-ethically, legally, and compassionately This is not just another true crime book. It's a call to action. Whether you're a diehard podcast fan, a justice seeker, or a curious citizen, True Crime & Consequences challenges what you think you know-and invites you into a deeper conversation about truth, impact, and responsibility. Perfect for fans of Michelle McNamara, Paul Holes, and Sarah Turney. Essential for book clubs, podcast listeners, and anyone fascinated by the crossroads of media and justice.