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Playing by the Rules
A Philosophical Examination of Rule-Based Decision-Making in Law and in Life
Häftad, 1993
1518 kr
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This is a philosophical but non-technical analysis of the very idea of a rule. Although focused somewhat on the role of rules in the legal system, it is also relevant to the place of rules in morality, religion, etiquette, games, language, and family governance. In both explaining the idea of a …
The Concept of Law
Av HLA Hart, Joseph Raz m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
708 kr
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Fifty years on from its original publication, HLA Hart's The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first time.In this third edition, Leslie …
Natural Law and Natural Rights
Av John Finnis
Häftad, 2011
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
694 kr
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First published in 1980, Natural Law and Natural Rights is widely heralded as a seminal contribution to the philosophy of law, and an authoritative restatement of natural law doctrine. It has offered generations of students and other readers a thorough grounding in the central issues of legal, …
Conflicts of Law and Morality
Häftad, 1989
1434 kr
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This book deals with conscientious law-breaking - those instances in which individuals believe that they have sound moral reasons for breaking a particular law. This study is a comprehensive philosophical and legal analysis of the grey area in which the foundations of law and morality clash. It …
The United Kingdom Constitution
An Introduction
Av N.W. Barber
Inbunden, 2027
1581 kr
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This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the constitution of the United Kingdom, examining its historical foundations, political development, social context, and legal framework. It presents the UK constitution through the lens of key constitutional principles, including state …
The United Kingdom Constitution
An Introduction
Av N.W. Barber
Häftad, 2027
531 kr
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This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the constitution of the United Kingdom, examining its historical foundations, political development, social context, and legal framework. It presents the UK constitution through the lens of key constitutional principles, including state …
Public Law and Democracy in the United Kingdom and the United States of America
Av P. P. Craig
Inbunden, 1991
2881 kr
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This bold and powerfully argued book has two themes. The `minor' theme is that the content and direction of both constitutional and administrative law are integrally related. The `major' theme is that their nature and content can only be properly understood against the background political theory …
Norm and Nature
The Movements of Legal Thought
Inbunden, 1992
2167 kr
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Norm and Nature deals with the traditional conflict in legal philosophy between positivistic and anti-positivistic theories of law. It examines the conflict with respect to seven central issues in legal philosophy - law as a reason for action, law and authority, the internal point of view to law, …
The Philosophical Origins of Modern Contract Doctrine
Av Gordley
Häftad, 1993
964 kr
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This book traces the influence of philosophical ideas on the development of contract law from the post-Roman period through to the nineteenth century, focusing upon the synthesis of Roman law and the moral philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. Although primarily a study of the late …
Regulation
Legal Form and Economic Theory
Av Anthony Ogus
Häftad, 1994
794 kr
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Since 1980 there have been fundamental changes in the relationship between the state and industry. With the aid of economic theory, the atuhor critically examines the ways in which public law has been adapted to this task. The book provides a systematic overview of the theory and forms of social …
Law of Property
Häftad, 2002
1037 kr
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This is a new edition of our well-established Property text in the renowned Clarendon Law Series. It is completely revised and updated, addressing all recent legislative changes in the law relating to trusts of land, formalities, registration of title and management of trust funds. It provides a …
Philosophy of Private Law
Av William Lucy
Häftad, 2006
740 kr
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On what basis does tort law hold us responsible to those who suffer as a result of our carelessness? Why, when we breach our contracts, should we make good the losses of those with whom we contracted? In what sense are our torts and our breaches of contract 'wrongs'? These two branches of private …
Competition Law and Antitrust
Inbunden, 2020
1953 kr
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Competition, or Antitrust, law is now a global phenomenon. It operates in more than 100 countries and the relationships among competition law systems are often complex and opaque. Competition law is also new to many countries, which creates uncertainty about how decisions will be made in these …
Competition Law and Antitrust
Häftad, 2020
571 kr
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Competition, or Antitrust, law is now a global phenomenon. It operates in more than 100 countries and the relationships among competition law systems are often complex and opaque. Competition law is also new to many countries, which creates uncertainty about how decisions will be made in these …
Personal Property Law
Inbunden, 2015
1739 kr
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What type of right is a property right? How are items of property classified for legal purposes? In this revised edition of Personal Property Law, Michael Bridge provides answers to these fundamental questions of property law. His critical analysis includes new material on insolvency, in particular …
Personal Property Law
Häftad, 2015
702 kr
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What type of right is a property right? How are items of property classified for legal purposes? In this revised edition of Personal Property Law, Michael Bridge provides answers to these fundamental questions of property law. His critical analysis includes new material on insolvency, in particular …
Labour Legislation and Public Policy
A Contemporary History
Av Paul Davies, Mark Freedland
Inbunden, 1993
2800 kr
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In this path-breaking work, the authors seek to offer students a fresh way of looking at modern labour law. By taking as their starting point the idea that labour law, having once been governed by common law rules, is now overwhelmingly regulated by statute, the authors show that labour law can …
An Introduction to Roman Law
Av Barry Nicholas, Ernest Metzger
Häftad, 1975
681 kr
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This book sketches the history of Roman Private Law from the Twelve Tables to modern times, and sets out the elements of the system. It does not attempt to summarize the whole law, but explains and evaluates its most characteristic and influential features.This edition contains additional material …
Constitutional Theory
Häftad, 1980
638 kr
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This book examines the nature and role of the many conventions which, rather than laws, are instrumental in determining many important questions of Government behaviour in Britain and other Commonwealth countries
An Introduction to the Law of Torts
Häftad, 1986
625 kr
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The principal concern of the law of torts is to repair accident losses. but its role has altered over the years as a result of such factors as the wider use of private and liability insurance. This completely revised and updated edition looks at the effect of these changes on the law, and an …
Precedent in English Law
Häftad, 1991
1334 kr
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The previous three editions of this book have established it as the most comprehensive account of precedent in English law for students, teachers and practitioners alike. The aim of the book is to present a basic guide to the current doctrine of precedent in England, set in the wider context of the …
An Introduction to Constitutional Law
Av Barendt
Häftad, 1998
987 kr
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An Introduction to Constitutional Law discusses the general principles of the United Kingdom constitution from a critical, comparative perspective. It emphasizes the principal characteristics of this uncodified constitution, contrasting it with the documentary constitutions of the United States, …
Criminal Justice
Av Lucia Zedner
Häftad, 2004
776 kr
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Following in the tradition of the Clarendon Law Series, Criminal Justice is an extended essay on the core concepts, structures, and processes of the criminal justice system. The book prefers theoretical reflection above detailed description and favours provocative questions over simple answers. Its …
Legal Reasoning and Legal Theory
Häftad, 1994
1034 kr
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What makes an argument in a law case good or bad? Can legal decisions be justified by purely rational argument or are they ultimately determined by more subjective influences? These questions are central to the study of jurisprudence, and are thoroughly and critically examined in Legal Reasoning …
Resulting Trusts
Inbunden, 1997
3513 kr
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The resulting trust has received little attention in recent years and this may be because, until relatively recently, the law relating to resulting trusts was thought to be settled and uncontroversial. Most of the current academic writing about resulting trusts is found in the established textbooks …
Intellectual Property
Häftad, 2007
762 kr
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To offer a core concept of intellectual property, to consider various justifications for the recognition of intellectual property rights and to expound their operation in particular areas of activity is the purpose of this book.It is essential to examine both the concept of intellectual property …
Intellectual Property
Inbunden, 2007
2543 kr
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To offer a core concept of intellectual property, to consider various justifications for the recognition of intellectual property rights and to expound their operation in particular areas of activity is the purpose of this book. It is essential to examine both the concept of intellectual property …
Contract Theory
Häftad, 2004
1177 kr
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This book is both an examination of, and a contribution to, our understanding of the theoretical foundations of the common law of contract. Focusing on contemporary debates in contract theory, Contract Theory aims to help readers better understand the nature and justification of the general idea of …
Bentham and the Common Law Tradition
Inbunden, 2019
2169 kr
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This work explores the relationship between Bentham's utilitarian practical philosophy and his positivist jurisprudence. These theories appear to be in tension because his utilitarian commitment to the sovereignty of utility as a practical decision principle seems inconsistent with his positivist …
War
Inbunden, 2021
1876 kr
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.How relevant is the concept of war today? This book examines how notions about war continue to influence how we …
