Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
Hardback. The aim of this book is to explore what it means to live a life under the law. Does a life of law preclude love and does a life of love preclude law? Part of the theme of the book is that social questions also raise individual moral and ethical questions. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371809
- ISBN
- 9780792371809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.70
€ 132.70
Hardcover. Can constitutional amendments be unconstitutional? Using theoretical and comparative approaches, Roznai establishes the nature and scope of constitutional amendment powers by focusing on substantive limitations, looking at their prevalence in practice and the conceptual coherence of the very idea of limitations to constitutional amendment powers. Series: Oxford Constitutional Theory. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHC; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198768791
- ISBN
- 9780198768791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.42
€ 184.42
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756594
- ISBN
- 9780804756594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.87
€ 76.87
Hardback. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792305651
- ISBN
- 9780792305651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.55
€ 198.55
Hardback. Bringing together scholars with a variety of perspectives and orientations, this work examines the interconnections between law and religion and the unexpected histories and anthropologies of legal secularism in a globalizing modernity. Editor(s): Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers; Yelle, Robert A.; Taussig-Rubbo, Mateo. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 677.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775366
- ISBN
- 9780804775366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardback. Series: The Ashbrook Series on Constitutional Politics. Num Pages: 275 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847686582
- ISBN
- 9780847686582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.53
€ 223.53
Hardback. Talks about jurisprudence - or legal philosophy. This book attempts not only a jurisprudential reading of popular culture, but a popular rereading of jurisprudence, removing it from the legal experts in order to restore it to the public at large: a lex populi by and for the people. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753678
- ISBN
- 9780804753678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. Deals with the topic of jurisprudence or legal philosophy. This title considers the legal philosophical texts that are - to say the least - unorthodox. It references "Tolkein", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Harry Potter", "Legally Blonde", and others as instances of what the author calls lex populi - 'pop law'. Series: The Cultural Lives of Law. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804771719
- ISBN
- 9780804771719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.91
€ 29.99
€ 29.91
The Rule of Law Under Siege: Selected Essays of Franz L. Neumann and O...
William E. Scheuerman (Ed.)
Hardback. This collection of essays demonstrates that the death of democracy and the rise of fascism during the first half of the 20th century suggest crucial lessons for contemporary political and legal scholars. It includes writings on constitutionalism, political freedom, and both Nazi and liberal law. Editor(s): Scheuerman, William E. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203792
- ISBN
- 9780520203792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.29€ 49.47
€ 62.29
€ 49.47
Hardback. Conklin's thesis is that the tradition of modern legal positivism, beginning with Thomas Hobbes, postulated different senses of the invisible as the authorising origin of humanly posited laws. The author re-reads the tradition by privileging how the canons share a understanding of legal language as written. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371014
- ISBN
- 9780792371014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Hardback. Hegel's Laws, an accessible introduction to Hegel's ideas on the nature of law, examines whether state-centric domestic and international laws are binding upon autonomous individuals. Series: Jurists: Profiles in Legal Theory. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750301
- ISBN
- 9780804750301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardcover. This book proposes a new approach to the retributive theory of punishment, arguing that it should be understood in its traditional formulation that has been long forgotten or dismissed: that punishment is essentially a defense of the honor of the victim Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400748446
- ISBN
- 9789400748446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Paperback. The readings in "Justice" include the central philosophical statements about justice in society organized to illustrate both the political vision of a good society and different attempts at an analysis of the concept of justice. Editor(s): Westphal, Jonathan. Series: Hackett Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203457
- ISBN
- 9780872203457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.17
€ 20.99
€ 17.17
Paperback. There are two kinds of knowledge law school teaches: legal rules on the one hand and tools for thinking about legal problems on the other. This work brings together various tools for thinking about law. It is suitable for law students, practitioners seeking a one-stop guide to legal principles, or those with an interest in the law. Num Pages: 326 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: LAB; LAS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226238357
- ISBN
- 9780226238357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.72
€ 33.99
€ 26.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Dan-Cohen, Meir. Series: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190235444
- ISBN
- 9780190235444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.10
€ 46.10
Hardcover. Law and Transcendence examines and develops the philosophy of British Philosopher Gillian Rose. By putting Rose's thought into critical dialogue with contemporary philosophers and religious thinkers, the author demonstrates the continuing importance of her work and the importance of critical engagement between philosophy and religious thought. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210479
- ISBN
- 9780230210479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
hardcover. Offering a philosophical investigation of the relationship between moral wrongdoing and criminalization, this book provides an account of the nature of moral wrongdoing, the sources of moral wrongdoing, why wrongdoing is the central target of criminal law, and the ways in which criminalization of non-wrongful conduct might be permissible. Series: Criminalization. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKV; LAB; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 289 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199571376
- ISBN
- 9780199571376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.61
€ 196.61
Paperback. How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This book makes a provocative, original contribution to the philosophical literature and debate on the morality of punishing, arguing that punishment is justified in the duties that offenders incur as a result of their wrongdoing. Series: Oxford Legal Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JKV; LAB; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199681914
- ISBN
- 9780199681914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
Paperback. Editor(s): Pufendorf, Samuel; Zurbuchen, Simone. Translator(s): Crull, Jodocus. Series: Natural Law & Enlightenment Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPS; HRAB; JP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973718
- ISBN
- 9780865973718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.75
€ 14.99
€ 12.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Haakonssen, Knud; Skinner, Andrew S. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; GBCS; HPS; JPA; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973886
- ISBN
- 9780865973886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.75
€ 14.99
€ 12.75
Hardcover. This book explores ways that robot technology may affect legal systems in matters of responsibility and agency in criminal law, contractual obligations and torts. Discusses robot soldiers in battle, robo-trading of securities and service robots in torts law. Series: Law, Governance and Technology Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400765634
- ISBN
- 9789400765634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.38
€ 194.38
Paperback. The idea of 'The Rule of Law' as the foundation of modern states and civilisations is more talismanic than that of democracy, but what does it actually consist of? This book examines what the idea actually means. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034539
- ISBN
- 9780141034539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739134184
- ISBN
- 9780739134184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.30
€ 145.30
Paperback. This unique volume develops a new philosophy of law and a new theory of law enforcement. The concepts developed provide the basis for a general unified theory of law that reconciles what legislators and judges do, with what police do to resolve important questions in the field and make public policy recommendations. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JKV; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349474073
- ISBN
- 9781349474073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36