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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

Hardback. Editor(s): Turenne, Sophie. Series: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law. Num Pages: 245 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319184845
ISBN
9783319184845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.48

Hardback. Addresses the controversial question of what the role is of judicial discretion in adjudication. This book's main purpose is to discuss the philosophical and epistemic foundations of two different legal theories: Hartian positivism and Dworkin's interpretivism. It shows how Hartian positivism faces difficulties to avoid global skepticism. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792367789
ISBN
9780792367789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.15

Hardback. Describes extensions of deontic logic, a branch of philosophical logic involving reasoning with norms, obligations, prohibitions and permissions. The book offers an analysis of the representation of actors, to whom the norms are directed, and authorities who enact the norms. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 191 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792349822
ISBN
9780792349822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.87

Hardcover. Should laws apply to everyone, or should some people be exempt because of conflicting religious or moral convictions? Through a close study of several cases, from abortion to taxes, Kent Greenawalt demonstrates how to weigh competing values without losing sight of practical considerations like the difficulty of implementing a specific law. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659872
ISBN
9780674659872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.94
€ 51.94

Paperback. This book sheds light on the processes that have transformed national citizenship of the European Union's member states and explains the legislative changes thathave takenplace since the mid-1980s in Germany, Hungary and Poland." Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JPQB; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349329410
ISBN
9781349329410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.41

Hardcover. Written from 40 years of research in civil law and the philosophy of law, this volume focuses on the interpretation and systematisation of legal norms. The text also includes an updated discussion on the writings of Robert Alexy, Jurgen Habermas, Ronald Dworkin, and Alf Ross. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400716544
ISBN
9789400716544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.85

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

Hardback. Filling an important niche in the study of jurisprudence, The Empirical Gap in Jurisprudence demonstrates that systematic studies based on large samples of cases will yield many insights that were obfuscated by prior efforts that relied on small and self-selected samples. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091598
ISBN
9780802091598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.49

Paperback. This book provides a unique insight into the way policing is performed. By embracing both organizational management issues as well as operational police business such as crime reduction and detection, firearms, disorder, organised crime and terrorism, it provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary police theory and practice. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JKV; LAB; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349439409
ISBN
9781349439409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.90

Hardback. Provides the treatment of the legal theory of Eduard Gans (1789-1839) and the first translation of Gans' "Systems of Roman Civil Law in Outline" (1827). This title argues that Gans' writings, especially his exposition of Roman Law, combined an application of Romanist legal scholarship with a creative, original vision of Hegelian methodology. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792332701
ISBN
9780792332701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.79

Paperback. Dworkin and His Critics provides an in--depth, analytical discussion of Ronald Dworkina s ethical, legal and political philosophical writings, and it includes substantial replies from Dworkin himself. * Includes substantial replies by Ronald Dworkin, a comprehensive bibliography of his work, and suggestions for further reading. Editor(s): Burley, Justine. Series: Philosophers & Their Critics. Num Pages: 440 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631197669
ISBN
9780631197669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.71

Hardback. Presents an analytical discussion of Ronald Dworkin's ethical, legal and political philosophical writings. This book includes substantial replies from Dworkin himself. It makes a contribution to such debates as abortion, euthanasia, the rule of law, distributive justice, group rights, political obligation, and genetics. Editor(s): Burley, Justine. Series: Philosophers & Their Critics. Num Pages: 440 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 30. Weight in Grams: 974.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631197652
ISBN
9780631197652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.08

Hardcover. The author of this work presents an integrated theory of double-jeopardy law, a theory anchored in historical, doctrinal and philosophical method which functions to keep prosecutors and judges from imposing more than one criminal judgment for the same offence. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; LAB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814782330
ISBN
9780814782330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.31

Hardback. This text deals with a problem central to the legal profession: what is the nature of discovery in legal decision-making? In addition to dicussing this fundamental problem, the work raises related problems in analyses of the spontaneous efforts of an arbitrator and a judge to solve legal problems. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792339816
ISBN
9780792339816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.23

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

Hardback. Argues that legal justification can best be studied from a procedural, dialogical point of view: legal statements are justified if the audience is convinced in an argumentative dialog. This book is intended for scholars in legal theory, artificial intelligence, and argumentation. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792358305
ISBN
9780792358305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.98

Paperback. Argues that legal justification can best be studied from a procedural, dialogical point of view: legal statements are justified if the audience is convinced in an argumentative dialog. This work shows the advances and problems linked to procedural models of legal justification. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402002878
ISBN
9781402002878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 197.25

Hardback. From early in his career Jacques Derrida was intrigued by law. Over time, this fascination with law grew more manifest and he published a number of highly influential analyses of ethics, justice, violence and law. This book brings together leading scholars in a variety of disciplines to assess Derrida's importance for and impact upon legal studies. Editor(s): Goodrich, Peter; Hoffmann, Florian; Rosenfeld, Michel; Vismann, Cornelia. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230573611
ISBN
9780230573611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.07

Paperback. A collection of 13 essays that offers insights into philosophy of law, investigating new forms of politics, economics and society. It explores the features of Deleuze's universal jurisprudence, the mutual becoming of law and philosophy and reveals law as the most progressive and experimental force of the Modern Age. Editor(s): Desutter, Laurent; McGee, Kyle. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354. Series: Deleuze Connections. 288 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): Desutter, Laurent; McGee, Kyle. A collection of 13 essays that offers insights into philosophy of law, investigating new forms of politics, economics and society. It explores the features of Deleuze's universal jurisprudence, the mutual becoming of law and philosophy and reveals law as the most progressive and experimental force of the Modern Age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPCF; LAB. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 13. Weight: 354.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644131
ISBN
9780748644131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.63

Paperback. Focusing on U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the area of capital punishment, Dead Certainty examines the challenge of judging matters of public concern without a common sense of the good or other shared criteria to validate final decisions. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JKVP; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757461
ISBN
9780804757461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

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