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Law : key concepts in philosophy / David Ingram.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ingram, David, 1952-
- Series:
- Key concepts in philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Law--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Constitutional law.
- Criminology.
- Civil law.
- Physical Description:
- x, 217 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2006.
- Summary:
- Summarises the work of key thinkers in the philosophy of law, including Rousseau, Hobbes, Austin, Hegel, Habermas, Mill, Marx, Dworkin, Hart and Rawls. This title provides explication and analysis of central concerns in legal philosophy, covering criminal law, civil law and constitutional law.
- Contents:
- What is law?
- Law and morality
- Constitutional law : structure, interpretation, and foundation
- Crime and punishment
- Blind justice : race, gender, sex and the limits of legal coercion
- Private law and the limits of economic rationality
- Conclusion : the rule of law as ideology : Marxist, deconstructionist, and CLS challenges.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-211) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826478212
- 9780826478214
- 0826478220
- 9780826478221
- OCLC:
- 76910262
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