Leslie Green
Emeritus Professor of the Philosophy of Law
Other affiliations
Faculty of Philosophy
Biography
Les Green is Emeritus Professor of the Philosophy of Law and Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College. He is also Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Law at Queen's University in Canada.
After beginning his teaching career as a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, Les Green moved to Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. He has been a visiting professor at many law faculties, including Berkeley, NYU, Chicago and, for some years, at the University of Texas at Austin.
Professor Green works in the areas of jurisprudence, constitutional theory, and moral and political philosophy. He serves on the board of several journals and is co-editor of Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law and of the book series Oxford Legal Philosophy. His most recent book is The Germ of Justice (OUP 2023).
Publications
Green L, ‘The Germ of Justice’
Green L, ‘Positivism, realism, and sources of law’ [2021] The Cambridge Companion to Legal Positivism
GREEN L, ‘Gender and The Analytical Jurisprudential Mind’ [2020] The Modern Law Review
Green L and Adams T, ‘Legal Positivism’ [2019] Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
GREEN L, ‘Escapable Law: Gardner on Law and Morality’ [2019] Jerusalem Review of Legal Studies
Green L, ‘Escapable Law: John Gardner on Law and Morality’ [2018] SSRN Electronic Journal
Green L, ‘Ãmbito de la filosofía jurídica y sus aportaciones’ (2017) 11(December) Problema: Anuario De Filosofia Y Teoria Del Derecho
Green L, ‘¿Por qué se interesó inicialmente en la filosofía del derecho?’ [2017] (11) Problema 621
Green L, ‘The Forces of Law: Duty, Coercion, and Power’ (2016) 29(2) Ratio Juris 164
Green L, ‘The Forces of Law’ [2016] Ratio Juris
Green L, ‘Jurisprudence for Foxes’ (2015) 3(2) Transnational Legal Theory 150
Green L, ‘Should Law Improve Morality?’ (2013) 7(3) Criminal Law and Philosophy 473
Green L, ‘The Morality in Law’ [2013] (12) Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper
Green L, ‘What is Freedom for?’ [2012] (77) Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper
Green L, ‘Sex-Neutral Marriage’ (2011) 64(1) Current Legal Problems 1
Green L, ‘’Because Everyone Thinks So’: Hume on Authority and Common Opinion’ [2010] (59) Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper
Green L, ‘Two Worries about Respect for Persons’ (2010) 120(2) Ethics 212
Green L, ‘Law and the Causes of Judicial Decisions’ [2009] (14) Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper
Green L, ‘Two Worries About Respect’ [2009] (4) Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper
Green L, ‘Filosofia del derecho general’ (2009) 3 Problema: Anuario De Filosophia Y Teoria Del Derecho 289
Green L, ‘THE DUTY TO GOVERN’ (2007) 13(3-4) Legal Theory 165
Green L, ‘Three themes from Raz’ (2005) 25(3) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 503
Green L, ‘Three Themes from Raz<cross-ref type="fn" refid="fn42"><sup>†</sup></cross-ref>’ (2005) 25(3) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 503
Green L, ‘Pornographies’ (2000) 8(1) Journal of Political Philosophy 27
Green L, ‘Positivism and Conventionalism’ (1999) 12 Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence: An International Journal of Legal Thought
Green L, ‘Rights of Exit’ (1998) 4(2) Legal Theory 165
Green L, ‘The Functions of Law’ (1998) 12 Cogito 117
Green L, ‘The Functions of Law’ (1998) 12 Cogito
Green L, ‘Les minorités internes et leurs droits’ (1994) 1994 Lekton
GREEN L, ‘Freedom of Expression and Choice of Language*’ (1991) 13(3) Law & Policy 215
Green L, ‘Two Views of Collective Rights’ [1991] Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence: An International Journal of Legal Thought
Green L and Réaume D, ‘Bilingualism, Territorialism, and Linguistic Justice’ (1991) 1 Network: Newsletter on the Constitution
Green L and Réaume D, ‘Second Class Rights? Principle and Compromise in the Charter’ (1990) 13 Dalhousie Law Journal
Green L, ‘Law, Legitimacy and Consent’ [1989] Southern California Law Review 795
Green L, ‘Education and Linguistic Security in the Charter’ (1989) 34 McGill Law Journal
Green L, ‘The Standard Syllabus of Legal Philosophy’ (1988) 18(1) Philosophy of the Social Sciences 107
Green L, ‘Kant’s liberalism: A reply to rolf george’ (1988) 27(2) Dialogue 207
Green L, ‘The Political Content of Legal Theory’ (1987) 17(1) Philosophy of the Social Sciences 1
Green L, ‘The Political Content of Legal Theory’ (1987) 17 Philosophy of the Social Sciences 43831
Green L, ‘Are Language Rights Fundamental’ (1987) 25 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 639
Green L, ‘Law’s Rule’ (1986) 24 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 1023
Green L, ‘Authority and Convention’ (1985) 35(141) The Philosophical Quarterly 329
Green L, ‘Support for the System’ (1985) 15(2) British Journal of Political Science 127
Green L, ‘What is a dictator?’ (1985) 45(1) Analysis 125
GREEN L, ‘POLITICAL JUDGMENT - BEINER,R’ (1984) 32(4) POLITICAL STUDIES 697
GREEN L, ‘LAW, CO-ORDINATION AND THE COMMON GOOD’ (1983) 3(3) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 299
Green L, ‘Dictators and democracies’ (1983) 43(1) Analysis 58
GREEN L, ‘RATIONAL NATIONALISTS*’ (1982) 30(2) Political Studies 236
Green L, ‘Men in the Place of Women, from Butler to Little Sisters’ Osgoode Hall Law Journal
Green L, ‘Civil Disobedience and Academic Freedom’ Osgoode Hall Law Journal
Green L, ‘Strategy and Fundamental Legal Rules’ American Philosophical Association Newsletter on Law and Philosophy
Green L and Leiter B, Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law: Volume 5 (2024) 1
Green L, The germ of justice: Essays in general jurisprudence (2023) 1
Gardner J, Green L and Leiter B, Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law: Volume 4 (2021) 1
Gardner J, Green L and Leiter B, Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law (Oxford University Press 2018)
Green L and Leiter B, Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law: (Oxford University Press 2013)
D’Almeida L, Gardner J and Green L, Kelsen Revisited: New Essays on the Pure Theory of Law (2013) 1
Green L, The Authority of the State (Chinese Edition) (China University of Political Science and Law Press 2013)
Green L, The Authority of the State (China University of Political Science and Law Press 2013)
Hart H and others, The Concept of Law (Oxford University Press 2012)
Green L and Leiter B, Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law (Oxford University Press (OUP) 2011)
Green L, The Authority of the State (Oxford University Press 1990)
Hutchinson A and Green L, Law and the Community The End of Individualism? (Carswell Legal Publications 1989)
GREEN L, ‘Der Positivismus und die Untrennbarkeit von Recht und Moral’ in F Koch, A Mohseni and D Schweikard (eds.), Analytische Rechtsphilosophie: Grundlagentexte (Surhkampf Verlag 2019)
Green L, ‘General Jurisprudence: A 25th Anniversary Essay’, The Methodology of Legal Theory (Taylor & Francis 2017)
Green L, ‘Law and the Role of a Judge’ in KK Ferzan and SJ Morse (eds.), Legal, Moral, and Metaphysical Truths (Oxford University Press 2016)
Green L, ‘Pornographies’ in N Bamforth (ed.), Sexual Orientation and Human Rights (Ashgate, International Library of Essays on Rights 2014)
Green L, ‘Reconsiderando El Concepto de Derecho’ in S F Rubio (ed.), Hart en la Teoria del Derecho Contemporanea (Ediciones Universidad Diego Portales 2014)
Green L, ‘Sex-Neutral Marriage’ in J Feinberg, J Coleman and C Kutz (eds.), Philosophy of Law (Cengage Learning 2013)
Green, ‘The Nature of Limited Government’ in RP George and J Keown (eds.), Reason, Morality, and Law: The Philosophy of John Finnis (Oxford University Press 2013)
Green L, ‘Introduction to the Concept of Law’, The Concept of Law, 3rd Edition (Oxford University Press 2012)
Green L, ‘Obscenity without Borders’ in F Tanguay-Renaud and J Stribopolous (eds.), Rethinking Criminal Law Theory (2012)
Green L, ‘General Jurisprudence’ in M Giudice, W Waluchow and M del Mar (eds.), The Methodology of Legal Theory, vol. I (Ashgate 2010)
Green L, ‘El Positivismo y la inseparabilidad del derecho y la moral’ in ME Orellana Benada (ed.), Causas Perdidas: ensayos de filosofia juridica, politica y moral (Catalonia 2010)
Green L, ‘On Being Tolerated’, The Legacy of H.L.A. Hart (Oxford University Press (OUP) 2008)
Green L, ‘Associative obligations and the state’, Dworkin and His Critics: With Replies by Dworkin (2007)
Green L, ‘Sexuality, Authenticity and Modernity’ in J Feinberg and J Coleman (eds.), Philosophy of Law, 8th Edition (Cengage Publishing 2007)
Green L, ‘Who Believes in Political Obligation?’ in S Mao trans (ed.), Political Obligation: Justifying and Refuting (Nanjing: Jiangsu People’s Publishing House 2007)
Green L, ‘Law and Obligations’, The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law (2004)
Green L, ‘Law and Obligations’, The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law (2004)
Green L, ‘Pluralism, Social Conflict, and Tolerance’ in A Soeteman (ed.), Pluralism and Law (Springer 2001)
Green L, ‘Who Believes in Political Obligation?’ in W Edmundson (ed.), The Duty to Obey the Law (Rowman and Littlefield 1999)
Green L, ‘Sexuality, Authenticity, and Morality’ in J Feniberg and J Coleman (eds.), Philosophy of Law, 5th Ed. (Wadsworth 1999)
Green L, ‘Authority’ in E Craig (ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Routledge 1998)
Green L, ‘Pornographizing, Subordinating, and Silencing’ in R Post (ed.), Censorship and Silencing: Practices of Cultural Regulation (Getty Research Institute 1998)
Green L, ‘Power’ in E Craig (ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Routledge 1998)
Green L, ‘Freedom of Expression and Choice of Language’ in E Soifer (ed.), Ethical Issues: Perspectives for Canadians (Broadview Press 1997)
Green L, ‘Who Believes in Political Obligation?’ in J Narveson and JT Sanders (eds.), For and Against the State (Rowman and Littlefied 1996)
Green L, ‘Internal Minorities and their Rights’ in W Kymlicka (ed.), Rights of Cultural Minorities (Oxford University Press 1995)
Green L, ‘Freedom of Expression and Choice of Language’ in WJ Waluchow (ed.), Free Expression: Essays in Law and Philosophy (Oxford University Press 1994)
Green L, ‘Internal Minorities and their Rights’ in J Baker (ed.), Group Rights (University of Toronto Press 1994)
Green L, ‘Concepts of Equity in Taxation’ in A Maslove (ed.), Fairness in Taxation: Exploring the Principles (University of Toronto Press 1993)
Green L, ‘Consent and Community’ in J Raz (ed.), Authority (Blackwell 1991)
Green L, ‘Consent and Community’ in P Harris (ed.), On Political Obligation (Routledge 1990)
Green L, ‘Legal Ethics: Sociology and Morality’ in D MacNiven (ed.), Moral Expertise (1990)
Green L, ‘Associative Obligations and the State’ in L Green and A Hutchinson (eds.), Law and the Community: The End of Invidualism? (Carswell 1989)
Green L, ‘Loyalty, Security, and Democracy’ in P Hanks and JD McCamus (eds.), National Security: Surveillance and Accountability in a Democratic Society (Yvon Blais 1989)
Green L, ‘Legal Obligation and Authority’ (E Zalta ed., Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 1 January 2003)
Green L, ‘Gender and the Analytical Jurisprudential Mind’ (2020) 83(4) Modern Law Review 893 (review)
Green L, ‘Positivism and the inseparability of law and morals’ (2008) 83(4) New York University Law Review 1035 (review)
Green L, ‘General Jurisprudence: A 25th Anniversary Essay’ (2005) 25(4) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 565 (review)
Green L, ‘The Concept of Law Revisited’ (1997) 94 Michigan Law Review 1687 (review)
Green L, ‘Un-American Liberalism: Raz’s Morality of Freedom’ (1988) 38 University of Toronto Law Journal (review)
Green L, ‘Law’s Rule’ (1987) 24 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 639 (review)
GREEN L, ‘LEGALITY AND COMMUNITY†’ (1985) 5(3) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 463 (review)
Green L, ‘The Techniques and Limits of Law’ (1984) 9 Queen’s Law Journal 328 (review)
Green L, ‘Gay Marriage: Prospects and Realities’
Green L, ‘Law as a Means’ (2010)