Jurisprudence & Philosophy of Law

In Bezug auf das Problem des rechtswidrigen Rechts herrschte eine Kontroverse zwischen zwei Schülern Hans Kelsens (1881-1973): Adolf Julius Merkl (...

Diese Arbeit, die im Schnittpunkt von Sprachwissenschaft, Philologie und Hermeneutik steht, untersucht die sprachliche Konstituierung konzeptueller...

Tirades against legal theatrics are nearly as old as law itself, and yet so is the age-old claim that law must not merely be done: it must be seen ...

Fair Opportunity and Responsibility lies at the intersection of moral psychology and criminal jurisprudence and analyzes responsibility and its rel...

In recent years, controversy has surrounded the role of top government lawyers in the United States and the United Kingdom. Allegations of bad lawy...

In the context of our increasingly global legal order, Pierre Legendres God in the Mirror reconsiders the place of law within the division of exist...

John Gardner was one of the most prolific, widely read, and influential scholars working in philosophy of law. This book celebrates, explores, and ...

Every cohort of voters may dream of being 'the people' under the sway of serial visions of sovereignty; or understand itself, more modestly, as co-...

Anthony Carty offers an internal critique of the discipline of international law whilst showing the necessary place for philosophy within this subj...

Organized around specific questions, theses and arguments, Philosophy of Law: Introducing Jurisprudence helps students get to grips with the fascin...

The law of torts is concerned with what we owe to one another in the way of obligations not to interfere with, or impair, each other's urgent inter...

Political controversy about migration is becoming more frequent, more heated, and for certain groups, decidedly more urgent. This raises pressing q...

This casebook aspires to help students understand and think systematically about the techniques of statutory interpretation. It blends exposition ...

This unique collection of essays covers many of the important facets of law enforcement ethics, including the selection, training, and supervision ...

Jury nullification, in its simplest definition, occurs when a jury returns a not guilty verdict for a defendant it believes to be legally guilty of...

Probing Human Dignity from multiple disciplinary backgrounds by scholars from a variety of countries and different cultures is an intense intellect...

The 2023 Supplement incorporates important developments that have arisen or deepened since the publication of the sixth edition of the Casebook in ...

This book examines the roles played by narrative and culture in the construction of legal cases and their resolution. It is articulated in two part...

A book on legal philosophy, necessarily, focuses attention on law. In addition to this focus, An Introduction to an African Legal Philosophy focuse...

The last decade has witnessed a particularly intensive debate over methodological issues in legal theory. The publication of Julie Dickson's Evalua...