Torben Spaak Meta-ethics and Legal Theory: the Case of Gustav Radbruch

* Professor in Jurisprudence, Department of Law, Uppsala University (Sweden). This article reports research carried out under the auspices of The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. I would like to thank Uta Bindreiter and an anonymous reviewer for Law and Philosophy for helpful comments on this article. I would also like to thank Brian Bix, the participants in the advanced seminar in practical philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University, and the participants in the advanced seminar in jurisprudence at the Department of Law, Uppsala University for helpful comments on an earlier version of this article. In addition, I would like to thank the participants in the symposium on Gustav Radbruch and Contemporary Jurisprudence held at Bristol University School of Law on 13–14 January 2006 for helpful comments on my presentation of the ideas put forward in this article. Last but not least, I would like to thank Robert Carroll for checking my English. The usual caveat applies, however: The author alone is responsible for any remaining mistakes and imperfections.