Properties of Law

Essays in Honour of Jim Harris

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

The late Jim Harris' theory of the science of law, and his theoretical work on human rights and property, have been a challenge and stimulus to legal scholars for the past twenty-five years. This collection of essays, originally conceived as a festschrift and now offered to the memory of a greatly admired scholar, assesses Harris' contribution across many fields of law and legal philosophy. The chapters are written by some of the foremost specialists writing today, and reflect the wide range of Harris's work, and the depth of his influence on legal studies. They include contributions on topics as diverse as the nature of law and legal reasoning, rival theories of property rights and their impact on practical questions before the courts; the nature of precedent in legal argument; and the evolving concept of human rights and its place in legal discourse.With a foreword by the Honourable Justice Edwin Cameron, this volume celebrates the life and work of Jim Harris

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-02-09
Mått:163 x 242 x 28 mm
Vikt:774 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:416
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780199290963

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Enskild egendom: Juridik inom Juridik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion
Juridik: metod och teori inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Jim Harris: Fellow & Tutor in Law, Keble College, Oxford from 1973 until his death in 2004. Professor since 1997. Formerly Lecturer at the LSE. A distinguished scholar principally in the fields of philosophy and property, and especially the philosophy of property, he had recently turned his attention to human rights; a topic he was actively working on at his untimely death. His major works include Property & Justice (1996) and Law and Legal Science (1979). He was best known to generations of students for his work Legal Philosophies (1980).

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword ; I ; Legal Theory ; 1. J.W. Harris's Kelsen ; 2. Interpreting Normativity ; 3. Reductionism and Explanation in Legal Theory ; 4. Scepticism and Scandinavian Legal Realists ; 5. Precedent, Morality and Judicial Discretion in Statutory Interpretation ; II ; Property ; 6. Weak and Strong Conceptions of Property ; 7. Property And Ownership ; 8. The Morality of James Harris's Theory of Property ; 9. Ownership, Co-ownership, and the Justification of Property Rights ; 10. Plants, Torts, and Intellectual Property ; 11. The Legacy of Penn v. Lord Baltimore ; 12. Property, Personality, and Violence ; III ; Precedent ; 13. Towards Principles of Overruling in a Civil Law Supreme Court ; 14. The Rationality of Tradition ; IV ; Human Rights ; 15. Judging Rights in a Democratic South Africa ; 16. Invoking Human Rights ; 17. The Infant in the Snow ; 18. Matter Matters ; Bibliography of the Works of Jim Harris