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An Introduction to Property Theory
Av Gregory S. Alexander, Eduardo M. Peñalver
Inbunden, 2012
1078 kr
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This book surveys the leading modern theories of property - Lockean, libertarian, utilitarian/law-and-economics, personhood, Kantian and human flourishing - and then applies those theories to concrete contexts in which property issues have been especially controversial. These include …
An Introduction to Property Theory
Av Gregory S. Alexander, Eduardo M. Peñalver
Häftad, 2012
448 kr
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This book surveys the leading modern theories of property - Lockean, libertarian, utilitarian/law-and-economics, personhood, Kantian and human flourishing - and then applies those theories to concrete contexts in which property issues have been especially controversial. These include …
Deontic Logic and Legal Systems
Av Pablo E. Navarro, Jorge L. Rodríguez
Häftad, 2014
389 kr
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A considerable number of books and papers have analyzed normative concepts using new techniques developed by logicians; however, few have bridged the gap between the English legal culture and the Continental (i.e. European and Latin American) tradition in legal philosophy. This book addresses this …
Normative Jurisprudence
An Introduction
Av Robin West
Inbunden, 2011
769 kr
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Normative Jurisprudence aims to reinvigorate normative legal scholarship that both criticizes positive law and suggests reforms for it, on the basis of stated moral values and legalistic ideals. It looks sequentially and in detail at the three major traditions in jurisprudence - natural law, legal …
Crime and Culpability
A Theory of Criminal Law
Av Larry Alexander, Kimberly Kessler Ferzan
Inbunden, 2009
1514 kr
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This book presents a comprehensive overview of what the criminal law would look like if organised around the principle that those who deserve punishment should receive punishment commensurate with, but no greater than, that which they deserve. Larry Alexander and Kimberly Kessler Ferzan argue that …
What Makes Law
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law
Av Liam Murphy
Häftad, 2014
439 kr
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This book offers an advanced introduction to central questions in legal philosophy. What factors determine the content of the law in force? What makes a normative system a legal system? How does law beyond the state differ from domestic law? What kind of moral force does law have? The most …
Contract Law
Rules, Theory, and Context
Av Brian H. Bix
Häftad, 2012
448 kr
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To gain a deep understanding of contract law, one needs to master not only the rules and principles of the field, but also its underlying theory and justification, and its long and intricate history. This book offers an accessible introduction to all aspects of American contract law, useful to both …
Objectivity and the Rule of Law
Häftad, 2007
487 kr
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What is objectivity? What is the rule of law? Are the operations of legal systems objective? If so, in what ways and to what degrees are they objective? Does anything of importance depend on the objectivity of law? These are some of the principal questions addressed by Matthew H. Kramer in this …
Demystifying Legal Reasoning
Av Larry Alexander, Emily Sherwin
Häftad, 2008
487 kr
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Demystifying Legal Reasoning defends the proposition that there are no special forms of reasoning peculiar to law. Legal decision makers engage in the same modes of reasoning that all actors use in deciding what to do: open-ended moral reasoning, empirical reasoning, and deduction from …
Normative Jurisprudence
An Introduction
Av Robin West
Häftad, 2011
448 kr
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Normative Jurisprudence aims to reinvigorate normative legal scholarship that both criticizes positive law and suggests reforms for it, on the basis of stated moral values and legalistic ideals. It looks sequentially and in detail at the three major traditions in jurisprudence - natural law, legal …
Crime and Culpability
A Theory of Criminal Law
Av Larry Alexander, Kimberly Kessler Ferzan
Häftad, 2009
487 kr
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This book presents a comprehensive overview of what the criminal law would look like if organised around the principle that those who deserve punishment should receive punishment commensurate with, but no greater than, that which they deserve. Larry Alexander and Kimberly Kessler Ferzan argue that …
Deontic Logic and Legal Systems
Av Pablo E. Navarro, Jorge L. Rodríguez
Inbunden, 2014
1345 kr
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A considerable number of books and papers have analyzed normative concepts using new techniques developed by logicians; however, few have bridged the gap between the English legal culture and the Continental (i.e. European and Latin American) tradition in legal philosophy. This book addresses this …
What Makes Law
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law
Av Liam Murphy
Inbunden, 2014
1078 kr
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This book offers an advanced introduction to central questions in legal philosophy. What factors determine the content of the law in force? What makes a normative system a legal system? How does law beyond the state differ from domestic law? What kind of moral force does law have? The most …
Contract Law
Rules, Theory, and Context
Av Brian H. Bix
Inbunden, 2012
898 kr
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To gain a deep understanding of contract law, one needs to master not only the rules and principles of the field, but also its underlying theory and justification, and its long and intricate history. This book offers an accessible introduction to all aspects of American contract law, useful to both …
Objectivity and the Rule of Law
Inbunden, 2007
1322 kr
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What is objectivity? What is the rule of law? Are the operations of legal systems objective? If so, in what ways and to what degrees are they objective? Does anything of importance depend on the objectivity of law? These are some of the principal questions addressed by Matthew H. Kramer in this …
Enforcing Morality
Av Steven Wall
Häftad, 2023
410 kr
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What parts of morality ought the law to enforce? What considerations justify its enforcement? What is the relationship between the legal and social enforcement of morality? Are there principled moral limits that constrain the enforcement of morality? How should we think about the pragmatic limits …
Enforcing Morality
Av Steven Wall
Inbunden, 2023
1273 kr
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What parts of morality ought the law to enforce? What considerations justify its enforcement? What is the relationship between the legal and social enforcement of morality? Are there principled moral limits that constrain the enforcement of morality? How should we think about the pragmatic limits …
An Introduction to Rights
Inbunden, 2012
1115 kr
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An Introduction to Rights is a readable and accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications and political tendencies of the idea of rights. It is organized chronologically and discusses important historical events such as the French and American Revolutions. It treats a range of …
Philosophy and International Law
A Critical Introduction
Inbunden, 2020
1153 kr
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In Philosophy and International Law, David Lefkowitz examines core questions of legal and political philosophy through critical reflection on contemporary international law. Is international law really law? The answer depends on what makes law. Does the existence of law depend on coercive …
The Legal Relation
Legal Theory after Legal Positivism
Inbunden, 2017
1573 kr
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What is law? The usual answer is that the law is a system of norms. But this answer gives us at best half of the story. The law is a way of relating to one another. We do not do this as lovers or friends and not as people who are interested in obtaining guidance from moral insight. In a legal …
An Introduction to Rights
Häftad, 2012
477 kr
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An Introduction to Rights is a readable and accessible introduction to the history, logic, moral implications and political tendencies of the idea of rights. It is organized chronologically and discusses important historical events such as the French and American Revolutions. It treats a range of …
Philosophy and International Law
A Critical Introduction
Häftad, 2020
523 kr
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In Philosophy and International Law, David Lefkowitz examines core questions of legal and political philosophy through critical reflection on contemporary international law. Is international law really law? The answer depends on what makes law. Does the existence of law depend on coercive …
The Legal Relation
Legal Theory after Legal Positivism
Häftad, 2017
523 kr
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What is law? The usual answer is that the law is a system of norms. But this answer gives us at best half of the story. The law is a way of relating to one another. We do not do this as lovers or friends and not as people who are interested in obtaining guidance from moral insight. In a legal …
Demystifying Legal Reasoning
Av Larry Alexander, Emily Sherwin
Inbunden, 2008
686 kr
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Demystifying Legal Reasoning defends the proposition that there are no special forms of reasoning peculiar to law. Legal decision makers engage in the same modes of reasoning that all actors use in deciding what to do: open-ended moral reasoning, empirical reasoning, and deduction from …
