A Matter of Dispute

In A Matter of Dispute: Morality, Democracy, and Law, Christopher J. Peters addresses the question of how law can prevent us from doing what seems to be best, morally speaking. The answer Peters offers is that legal authority is justified as a way to avoid or resolve costly disputes, and he shows how law can function in this respect. This illuminates the attraction of democratic government, the structure of adversary adjudication, and the legitimacy of constitutional law and judicial review.