Philosophical questions rarely lack clear relevance to practices. Similarly, any examination into the problems and prospects of current practices will often, if not always, include some consideration of significant philosophical issues. This is no different with the area of law and legal theory. What is the relation between law and democracy and how might it be improved? What values should inform the body of laws that govern us all? How should we determine crimes from non-crimes? What justifies state punishment, if anything? This book brings together some of the most important essays in this area written by leading scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand law and legal theory. Most of the essays originally appeared in the Journal of Moral Philosophy, an internationally recognized leading philosophy journal. However, there is also some new content with a never before published chapter and several previously published chapters have been revised subsequently for this new book. This introduction will provide a general survey of the essays included and provide some background.