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35 produkter
Law's Meaning of Life
Philosophy, Religion, Darwin and the Legal Person
Av Ngaire Naffine, John Gardner
Häftad, 2009
577 kr
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The perennial question posed by the philosophically-inclined lawyer is 'What is law?' or perhaps 'What is the nature of law?' This book poses an associated, but no less fundamental, question about law which has received much less attention in the legal literature. It is: 'Who is law for?' Whenever …
Observing Law through Systems Theory
Av Richard Nobles, David Schiff
E-bok, 2012
1263 kr
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This book uses Niklas Luhmann''s systems theory to explore how the legal system operates as one of modern society''s subsystems. The authors demonstrate how this theory alters our understanding of some of the most important and controversial issues within law: the nature of judicial communication …
Observing Law through Systems Theory
Av Richard Nobles, David Schiff
E-bok, 2012
1291 kr
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This book uses Niklas Luhmann''s systems theory to explore how the legal system operates as one of modern society''s subsystems. The authors demonstrate how this theory alters our understanding of some of the most important and controversial issues within law: the nature of judicial communication …
Law after Modernity
E-bok, 2013
1291 kr
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How can we characterise law and legal theory in the twenty-first century? Law After Modernity argues that we live in an age ''after Modernity'' and that legal theory must take account of this fact. The book presents a dynamic analysis of law, which focusses on the richness and pluralism of law, on …
Law after Modernity
E-bok, 2014
1291 kr
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How can we characterise law and legal theory in the twenty-first century? Law After Modernity argues that we live in an age ''after Modernity'' and that legal theory must take account of this fact. The book presents a dynamic analysis of law, which focusses on the richness and pluralism of law, on …
Law and Aesthetics
Häftad, 2001
415 kr
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Law and Aesthetics draws on the work of poets as well as philosophers. Taking as its starting point Shelleys assertion that poets are unacknowledged legislators,the book suggests that there is a way of thinking that, as yet, has not been taken up by those who make use of literary aesthetics to …
Law after Modernity
Av Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, John Gardner
Inbunden, 2013
1173 kr
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How can we characterise law and legal theory in the twenty-first century? Law After Modernity argues that we live in an age 'after Modernity' and that legal theory must take account of this fact. The book presents a dynamic analysis of law, which focusses on the richness and pluralism of law, on …
Law in its Own Right
Av Henrik Olsen, Stuart Toddington m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
1108 kr
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What,precisely, is the relationship between legality and morality? Does legal validity rest upon moral validity? Are legal obligations moral obligations? For some years now schools of jurisprudential Naturalism and Positivism have become increasingly ambiguous in their responses to these questions. …
Evaluation and Legal Theory
Av Julie Dickson, John Gardner
Häftad, 2001
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
447 kr
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If Raz and Dworkin disagree over how law should be characterised,how are we, their jurisprudential public, supposed to go about adjudicating between the rival theories which they offer us? To what considerations would those theorists themselves appeal in order to convince us that their accounts of …
Risks and Legal Theory
Inbunden, 2004
1043 kr
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In almost every field of law,from tort and contract to environmental law and criminal justice, issues about 'risk' are increasingly of interest to lawyers. At the same time, there has been little general enquiry into the nature of the contact between law and risks. This book argues that ideas about …
Risks and Legal Theory
Häftad, 2004
369 kr
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In almost every field of law,from tort and contract to environmental law and criminal justice, issues about 'risk' are increasingly of interest to lawyers. At the same time, there has been little general enquiry into the nature of the contact between law and risks. This book argues that ideas about …
Evaluation and Legal Theory
Av Julie Dickson, John Gardner
Inbunden, 2001
1108 kr
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If Raz and Dworkin disagree over how law should be characterised,how are we, their jurisprudential public, supposed to go about adjudicating between the rival theories which they offer us? To what considerations would those theorists themselves appeal in order to convince us that their accounts of …
Law as a Social Institution
Inbunden, 2001
1108 kr
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This book develops the rudiments of a sociological perspective on state law and legal theory. It outlines a distinctive approach to theoretical enquiry that offers an improved understanding of law as a social and institutional phenomenon. The book draws upon Max Weber's sociological and juristic …
Law as a Social Institution
Häftad, 2001
369 kr
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This book develops the rudiments of a sociological perspective on state law and legal theory. It outlines a distinctive approach to theoretical enquiry that offers an improved understanding of law as a social and institutional phenomenon. The book draws upon Max Weber's sociological and juristic …
Law and Aesthetics
Inbunden, 2001
1204 kr
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Law and Aesthetics draws on the work of poets as well as philosophers. Taking as its starting point Shelleys assertion that poets are unacknowledged legislators,the book suggests that there is a way of thinking that, as yet, has not been taken up by those who make use of literary aesthetics to …
Law and Politics at the Perimeter
Re-Evaluating Key Debates in Feminist Theory
Av Vanessa E Munro, John Gardner
Häftad, 2007
525 kr
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Feminist critique has made a significant impact both in terms of informing our theoretical approach to law and politics as social phenomena, and in terms of encouraging the development of increased opportunities and protection for individual women. Despite its successes, however, feminist thought …
Costs and Cautionary Tales
Economic Insights for the Law
Av Anthony I Ogus, John Gardner
Häftad, 2006
512 kr
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The aim of this book is to provide an overview of how economic analysis can enrich an understanding of law and can provide standards for its critical evaluation. It eschews a dogmatic approach, acknowledging that non-economic goals play an important part in the law. It is directed primarily at …
Legal Norms and Normativity
An Essay in Genealogy
Av Sylvie Delacroix, John Gardner
Inbunden, 2006
1043 kr
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This book offers a 'genealogical' explanation of law's normativity. The term 'genealogical' conveys a commitment to a non-metaphysical type of enquiry. While it explains how law, as a normative phenomenon, comes about, it does not seek to ground law's normativity in anything but the context of …
Sociology of Jurisprudence
Av David Schiff, Richard Nobles m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
395 kr
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Niklas Luhmann's sociological theory treats law, along with politics, economics, media and ethics, as systems of communication. His theory not only offers profound and novel insights into the character of the legal system in modern society, but also provides an explanation for the role of …
Consent in the Law
Av Deryck Beyleveld, Roger Brownsword m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1302 kr
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In a community that takes rights seriously, consent features pervasively in both moral and legal discourse as a justifying reason: stated simply, where there is consent, there can be no complaint. However, without a clear appreciation of the nature of a consent-based justification, its integrity, …
Answering for Crime
Responsibility and Liability in the Criminal Law
Av R A Duff, John Gardner
Inbunden, 2007
1415 kr
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In this long-awaited book, Antony Duff offers a new perspective on the structures of criminal law and criminal liability. His starting point is a distinction between responsibility (understood as answerability) and liability, and a conception of responsibility as relational and practice-based. This …
Risks and Legal Theory
Av Jenny Steele
E-bok, 2004
402 kr
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In almost every field of law,from tort and contract to environmental law and criminal justice, issues about ''risk'' are increasingly of interest to lawyers. At the same time, there has been little general enquiry into the nature of the contact between law and risks. This book argues that ideas …
Sociology of Jurisprudence
Av Richard Nobles, David Schiff
E-bok, 2006
430 kr
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Niklas Luhmann''s sociological theory treats law, along with politics, economics, media and ethics, as systems of communication. His theory not only offers profound and novel insights into the character of the legal system in modern society, but also provides an explanation for the role of …
Costs and Cautionary Tales
Economic Insights for the Law
E-bok, 2006
559 kr
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The aim of this book is to provide an overview of how economic analysis can enrich an understanding of law and can provide standards for its critical evaluation. It eschews a dogmatic approach, acknowledging that non-economic goals play an important part in the law. It is directed primarily at …
Law as a Social Institution
Av Hamish Ross
E-bok, 2001
402 kr
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This book develops the rudiments of a sociological perspective on state law and legal theory. It outlines a distinctive approach to theoretical enquiry that offers an improved understanding of law as a social and institutional phenomenon. The book draws upon Max Weber''s sociological and juristic …
Legal Norms and Normativity
An Essay in Genealogy
E-bok, 2006
1147 kr
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This book offers a ''genealogical'' explanation of law''s normativity. The term ''genealogical'' conveys a commitment to a non-metaphysical type of enquiry. While it explains how law, as a normative phenomenon, comes about, it does not seek to ground law''s normativity in anything but the context …
Law and Aesthetics
Av Adam Gearey
E-bok, 2001
416 kr
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Law and Aesthetics draws on the work of poets as well as philosophers. Taking as its starting point Shelleys assertion that poets are unacknowledged legislators,the book suggests that there is a way of thinking that, as yet, has not been taken up by those who make use of literary aesthetics to …
Law in its Own Right
Av Henrik Olsen, Stuart Toddington
E-bok, 2000
1219 kr
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What,precisely, is the relationship between legality and morality? Does legal validity rest upon moral validity? Are legal obligations moral obligations? For some years now schools of jurisprudential Naturalism and Positivism have become increasingly ambiguous in their responses to these questions. …
Evaluation and Legal Theory
E-bok, 2001
488 kr
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If Raz and Dworkin disagree over how law should be characterised,how are we, their jurisprudential public, supposed to go about adjudicating between the rival theories which they offer us? To what considerations would those theorists themselves appeal in order to convince us that their accounts of …
Consent in the Law
Av Deryck Beyleveld, Roger Brownsword
E-bok, 2007
1434 kr
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In a community that takes rights seriously, consent features pervasively in both moral and legal discourse as a justifying reason: stated simply, where there is consent, there can be no complaint. However, without a clear appreciation of the nature of a consent-based justification, its integrity, …
