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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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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Golding, Martin P. (Martin Philip), 1930-
Edmundson, William A. (William Atkins), 1948-
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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