This carefully selected set of readings presents some of the most important articles in the field. The collection is essential reading for anyone with an interest in legal philosophy. Gathers together some of the most important articles in the field of philosophy of law and legal theory. Complements Dennis Patterson's A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory (Blackwell, 1999). Represents essential reading for the beginning law student.
Natural Law Theory. In The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory, eds. M. Golding and W. Edmundson. Oxford: Blackwell. Oberdiek, J., and Patterson, D. 2007 . Moral Evaluation and Conceptual Analysis inJurisprudential ...
Written by an international assembly of distinguished philosophers and legal theorists, The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory brings into focus the central contemporary themes and issues in the area.
Law and Legal Theory brings together some of the most important essays in the area of the philosophy of law written by leading, international scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand law and legal theory to help ...
The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory is a handy guide to the state of play in contemporary philosophy of law and legal theory.
Raymond Wacks reveals the intriguing and challenging nature of legal philosophy, exploring the notion of law and its role in our lives.
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Cain, Maureen and Hunt, Alan, Marx and Engels on Law (London: Academic Press, 1979). Campbell, CM and Wiles, Paul (eds), Law and Society (London: ... Chambliss, William and Seidman, Robert, Law, Order, and Power, 2nd edn (Reading, ...
DEFINITIONS: AQUINAS AND AUSTIN Aquinas and Austin clearly provided definitions of law. However, it is doubtful that they presented them as semantic theories. Aquinas used 'a law' in a broad sense roughly equivalent to 'a binding or ...
They represent different approaches and different backgrounds. The purpose of the volume is to contribute to the cross-cultural discussions of fundamental issues of philosophy of law.
The essays in this book treat important aspects of most of the major themes in contemporary philosophy of law and legal theory.