An Analysis of St Augustine, Hart and Dworkin's Theories in Legal Theory
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Legal Theory Coursework The hypothetical scenario of President Borat, leader of Kaputistan concerns many issues of jurisprudence. In order to answer the question of whether President Borat could be said to be the lawful ruler of Kaputistan, one must address these jurisprudential issues and analyse and apply the appropriate authoritative legal theories in relation to the circumstances. Various legal theories can be examined in relation to this scenario, however, this essay will consider three main jurisprudence ideologies; the theory of natural law; namely the ideas of St Augustine of Hippo, the positivists principles of Hart, and finally the 'laws of integrity' as defined by Dworkin. St Augustine of Hippo was a philosopher and theologian, and bishop of the North African city of Hippo Regius for the last third of his life. Augustine wrote The City of God to restore confidence in his fellow Christians, which was badly shaken by the sack...


