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The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of law and legal theory / edited by Martin P. Golding and William A. Edmundson.
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- Book
- Series:
- Blackwell philosophy guides ; 18.
- Blackwell philosophy guides ; 18
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 355 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Other Title:
- Philosophy of law and legal theory
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.
- Summary:
- 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. Each of the 23 essays incorporates essential background material and advances key arguments. Topics include legal positivism, natural law theory, critical legal theory, American Legal Realism, feminist legal theory, criminal law, contract law, tort law, evidence, obligation, theories of rights, punishment, legal reasoning, objectivity, theories of law, continental perspectives on law, and many others.
- Contents:
- Contending schools of thought
- Natural law theory / Mark C. Murphy
- Legal positivism / Brian H. Bix
- American legal realism / Brian Leiter
- Economic rationality in the analysis of legal rules and institutions / Lewis A. Kornhauser
- Critical legal theory / Mark V. Tushnet
- Four themes in feminist legal theory : difference, dominance, domesticity, and denial / Patricia Smith
- Doctrinal domains and their philosophical foundations
- Criminal law theory / Douglas Husak
- Philosophy of tort law / Benjamin C. Zipursky
- Contract theory / Eric A. Posner
- The commons and the anticommons in the law and theory of property / Stephen R. Munzer
- Legal evidence / Alvin I. Goldman
- Perennial topics
- Legal and moral obligation / Matthew H. Kramer
- Theories of rights / Alon Harel
- A contractualist approach to punishment / Claire Finkelstein
- Responsibility / Martin P. Golding
- Legislation / Jeremy J. Waldron
- Constitutionalism / Larry A. Alexander
- Adjudication and legal reasoning / Richard Warner
- Privacy / William A. Edmundson
- Continental perspectives
- Continental perspectives on natural law theory and legal positivism / Jes Bjarup
- Some contemporary trends in continental philosophy of law / Guy Haarscher
- Methodological concerns
- Objectivity / Nicos Stavropoulos
- Can there be a theory of law? / Joseph Raz.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0631228314
- 0631228322
- OCLC:
- 55600932
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