This volume investigates the ontological status of law by evaluating the claim that legal systems, norms, and institutions function as artifacts. The editors, Corrado Roversi and Kenneth Einar Himma, curate a collection of essays from prominent scholars representing both continental and analytic philosophical traditions. The text provides a rigorous framework for understanding how the artifactual nature of law influences broader philosophical accounts of legal systems and their institutional foundations.

Experts identify this collection as a significant contribution to the philosophy of law, particularly for those interested in the intersection of social ontology and jurisprudence. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for advanced students and scholars in the field.