Ratio Juris is an international journal of jurisprudence and philosophy of law published by Blackwell Publishing in conjunction with the University of Bologna. It is edited by Enrico Pattaro and Carla Faralli, who in turn are assisted by Silvia Vida.
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Ratio Juris covers classical topics such as: the nature of law; law and morality; justice; rightness and natural law; law and reason; the logic of norms; artificial intelligence and law; law and language; legal obligation; rights validity and the legitimacy of law; the rule of law; legal epistemology; rules and principles; rules and acts; legal reasoning; interpretation; deontic logic and expert systems in law.