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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

Paperback. Equality is the endangered species of political ideals. Even left-of-centre politicians reject equality as an ideal. In this text, Ronald Dworkin insists, to the contrary, that equality is the indispensable virtue of democratic sovereignty. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Trade Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008106
ISBN
9780674008106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.15

Paperback. Law's Empire provides a judicious and coherent introduction to the place of law in our lives. Num Pages: 484 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; VSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Hart Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841130415
ISBN
9781841130415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPA; KC; LAB; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349415366
ISBN
9781349415366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.12

Paperback. Han Fei Tzu (280?-233 BC) was a prince of the ruling house of Han. A representative of the Fa-chia, or legalist, school of philosophy, he produced the final exposition of its theories. His handbook deals with the problem of preserving and strengthening the state. Translator(s): Watson, B. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231086097
ISBN
9780231086097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.38

Paperback. Providing a feminist perspective on traditional jurisprudence, this text examines issues such as the nature of justice, the concept of harm, economic theories of value, and the utility of constitutional discourse. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814793497
ISBN
9780814793497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Explores the origins of Anglo-American Constitutionalism, from both a philosophical and a historical perspective. This book attempts to show that the institutional mechanisms incorporated into the American Constitution were modeled under a strong bias against collective discussion. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402002861
ISBN
9781402002861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHC; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447938
ISBN
9780801447938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705601
ISBN
9781501705601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

The law of torts is concerned with the obligations that are created by the infringement of rights. This work seeks to show that this apparently simple proposition provides the groundwork for a new theoretical model for conceiving the law of torts, and a new way of understanding the subject. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JPVH; LAB; LAM; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 779.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199211609
ISBN
9780199211609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 217.61

Hardback. Features the essays that treat important aspects of most of the major themes in contemporary philosophy of law and legal theory. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 445 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792363675
ISBN
9780792363675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 258.46

Hardcover. Crime is a source of endless fascination and fear. Yet behind the apparent consensus that crime must be fought, there is considerable conflict about what should or should not be treated as criminal, and even the most shocking crimes can inspire divisive debate. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JKV; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745660301
ISBN
9780745660301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. This classic work of constitutional theory analyzes the general structure of constitutional rights and their judicial application. It deals with a wide range of problems common to all systems of constitutional rights review - from balancing rights to deciding the limits of their scope. Translator(s): Rivers, Julian. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB; LAM; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
516
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199584239
ISBN
9780199584239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.43

Paperback. Scholars have produced a wide variety of theoretical work on contract law. This book compiles it, presents it coherently, evaluates it, and supplies numerous references to additional sources. It is suitable for legal theorists, practising lawyers, law students, and general readers who want to learn more about contract law and theory. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792350637
ISBN
9780792350637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 197.29

hardcover. Written over more than two decades, and covering the immediate post-Confederation period to the 1960s, these essays reveal a distinctive Canadian tradition of thinking about the nature and functions of law, one which Risk clearly takes pride in and urges us to celebrate. Editor(s): Phillips, Jim; Baker, George Blain. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 34. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094247
ISBN
9780802094247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.11

Paperback. Bauman examines several major themes and arguments in the first decade of critical legal scholarship, predominantly in the U.S. in the period dating roughly from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802083418
ISBN
9780802083418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.08

Hardback. A pioneer of the the new law and literature movement narrates its central vision, which he calls poethics: the revival of jurisprudence through literary sources and techniques. He argues that lawyers, like novelists, must use language that is precise in order to tell their stories persuasively. Num Pages: 312 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: DSB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074544
ISBN
9780231074544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.81

Paperback. The philosophy of law has long been dominated by two rival doctrines, one stating that law is far more than politics, and the other claiming that it is purely politics, with judges wielding arbitrary powers. Posner rejects these as either too metaphysical or nihilistic, and argues for pragmatism. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674708761
ISBN
9780674708761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Paperback. Offers orthodox legal thinkers a perspective on how judges and justices decide cases. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 line illustration, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048065
ISBN
9780674048065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. At a time when most Americans have come to distrust government at all levels, the author aims to show how a consistent application of economic and political theory allows for a middle path between too much and too little. Num Pages: 378 pages, 1 table, notes, indices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; KCA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674808218
ISBN
9780674808218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 43.49

Hardback. This fascinating analysis of the controversial Symes case of the 1990s examines how class and gender interests clashed over the tax treatment of childcare. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSC; JFSJ; JHBK; LAB; LNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809566
ISBN
9780774809566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the character of our community and underlying issues from racism and abortion to human rights and international war. The revised edition of this Very Short Introduction examines the central questions about law's relation to justice, morality, and democracy. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, Approximately 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199687008
ISBN
9780199687008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.92

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPSN; LAB; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624082
ISBN
9780691624082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Entering the perennial debate about the role and definition of law, this book presents a critical survey of a number of philosophical approaches to law and judicial decision-making. Confronting the conflicting orientations represented by legal formalism and legal realism, it discusses the relationship between law and society. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9781566392037
ISBN
9781566392037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 46.53

Paperback. This provocative book outlines a powerful and original theory of liberty structured by the liberal conception of justice and the rule of law. Drawing on insights from philosophy, political theory, economics, and law, he shows how this new conception of liberty can confront, and solve, the central societal problems of knowledge, interest, and power. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198700920
ISBN
9780198700920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.64

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