Jurisprudence : theory and context / Brian Bix.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bix, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jurisprudence.

Law (Philosophical concept).

Physical Description:

xv, 313 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2006]

Contents:

pt. I. Legal theory: problems and possibilities. Overview, purpose and methodology ; Legal theory: general jurisprudence and conceptual analysis

pt. II. Individual theories about the nature of law. H.L.A. Hart and legal positivism ; Hans Kelsen's pure theory of law ; Natural law theory and John Finnis ; Understanding Lon Fuller ; Ronald Dworkin's interpretive approach

pt. III. Themes and principles. Justice ; Punishment ; Rights and rights talk ; Will and reason ; Authority, finality and mistake ; Common law reasoning and precedent ; Statutory interpretation and legislative intentions ; Legal enforcement of morality ; The obligation to obey the law

pt. IV. Modern perspectives on legal theory. American legal realism ; Economic analysis of law ; Modern critical perspectives ; Law and literature ; Philosophical foundations of the common law ; Other approaches.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-298) and index.

ISBN:

159460309X

9781594603099

OCLC:

79447060