"These essays, penned in an accessible style, provide one of the best starting points for an engagement with the arguments of one of the most revered and reviled utilitarian theorists."--The Law and Politics Book Review

John Dinwiddy (1939-1990) was Professor of Modern History at Royal Holloway and Bedford Colleges, University of London. He was General Editor of The Collected Works of Jeremy Benthem from 1977 to 1983 and a leading Bentham scholar. William Twining FBA, QC (hon.) is Research Professor of Law at University College London. He is General Editor of the Jurists series.