Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
Paperback. In this work, the author analyzes the ways in which law legitimizes the social segregation of the sexes through legal decisions and illustrates the ways in which men's and women's oppressions are intertwined and how law molds the very definition of masculinity. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FV; JFSJ; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751220
- ISBN
- 9780814751220
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. What is the nature of law and what is the best way to discover it? This book argues that law is best understood in terms of the social functions it performs wherever it is found in human society. To support this claim law is explained as a kind of institution and as a kind of artefact, providing a novel understanding of law's nature. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199677474
- ISBN
- 9780199677474
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Condition: New
€ 152.78
€ 152.78
Hardcover. Many legal theorists maintain that laws are effective because we internalize them, obeying even when not compelled to do so. In a comprehensive reassessment of the role of force in law, Frederick Schauer disagrees, demonstrating that coercion, more than internalized thinking and behaving, distinguishes law from society's other rules. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674368217
- ISBN
- 9780674368217
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€ 47.99€ 39.93
€ 47.99
€ 39.93
Paperback. Whether discussing the nature of liberalism, the constitutional and moral problems posed by judicial usurpation, or the dangers of technology, Russell Hittinger convincingly argues in "The First Grace" that in our post-Christian world it is more crucial than ever that we recover older, wiser notions of the concepts of freedom and law. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; LAB; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Intercollegiate Studies Institute
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933859460
- ISBN
- 9781933859460
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.50
€ 27.99
€ 23.50
Hardback. Develops an empirical analysis of the use of originalism in Supreme Court decisions to show how claimed adherence to originalism ultimately does not constrain ideological decisions. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783828
- ISBN
- 9780804783828
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Condition: New
€ 59.50
€ 59.50
Paperback. Taking a fresh look at a central controversy in criminal law theory, The Ethics of Capital Punishment presents a rationale for the death penalty grounded in a theory of the nature of evil and the nature of defilement. Original, unsettling, and deeply controversial, it will be an essential reference point for future debates on the subject. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAR; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199642199
- ISBN
- 9780199642199
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Condition: New
€ 64.98
€ 64.98
Paperback. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr, has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian and philosopher. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675541
- ISBN
- 9780226675541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.64
€ 35.99
€ 28.64
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
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Condition: New
€ 55.87
€ 55.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626562066
- ISBN
- 9781626562066
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.98
€ 30.99
€ 25.98
The Duty to Obey the Law. Selected Philosophical Readings.
Edmundson, William A.. Ed(S): Edmundson, Will...
Hardback. The question "why should I obey the law?" introduces a puzzle that is as old as philosophy itself. This work contains essays from leading legal and political philosophers, all directly addressing the question of our duty to obey the law. Editor(s): Edmundson, William A. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 631.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692545
- ISBN
- 9780847692545
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Condition: New
€ 185.00
€ 185.00
Paperback. A republication of this seminal work from 1941. Written by a German jurist during his time working within the Nazi judicial system of the 1930s, this book addresses the ways in which the Nazi regime changed the legal structures of Germany, providing a detailed analysis that remains relevant to international and public law today. Translator(s): Shills, E. A. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAZ; LB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198716204
- ISBN
- 9780198716204
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Condition: New
€ 57.94
€ 57.94
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pufendorf, Samuel; Zurbuchen, Simone. Translator(s): Dorrington, Theophilus. Series: Natural Law & Enlightenment Classics. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; HPCD; HPS; HRAB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973725
- ISBN
- 9780865973725
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Pufendorf, Samuel; Zurbuchen, Simone. Translator(s): Dorrington, Theophilus. Series: Natural Law & Enlightenment Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; HPCD; HPS; HRAB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973732
- ISBN
- 9780865973732
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.73
€ 14.99
€ 12.73
paperback. This text portrays America as dying from a refusal to engage a dialogue, a polity where everybody speaks, but nobody listens. Yet from this ailment the author provides a diagnosis which defends dialogue, negotiating conflict and keeping democracy alive. Series: William E.Massey Senior Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPWF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674212664
- ISBN
- 9780674212664
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06
Hardback. This book brings together the first sixteen years of constitutional jurisprudence addressing the meaning, role, and reach of dignity in the law of South Africa as a multi-racial democracy. The case law is coupled with analysis from a range of selected contributors. Series: Just Ideas. Num Pages: 1184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 67. Weight in Grams: 1628.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823250080
- ISBN
- 9780823250080
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Condition: New
€ 209.75
€ 209.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; LAB; LNR; PSAK; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199459766
- ISBN
- 9780199459766
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Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Paperback. How are some processes cultured, gendered, or racialized? In what ways do certain groups and cultures define such concepts as "justice" and "fairness" differently? Do women and men perceive events in similar fashion, use different reasoning, or emphasize disparate values and goals? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Chew, Pat K. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFC; JFSL1; JPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 18. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715796
- ISBN
- 9780814715796
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.10
€ 38.99
€ 35.10
Paperback. Fifty years on from its first publication, The Concept of Law is still the starting point for the study of legal philosophy and is widely heralded as a classic work of modern philosophy. This third edition features a new introduction by Leslie Green, looking at Hart's work from the perspective of modern jurisprudence. Editor(s): Raz, Joseph; Bulloch, Penelope A. Series: Clarendon Law Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199644704
- ISBN
- 9780199644704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.30
€ 79.30
Paperback. This study explores the different ways people view the law. It identifies three common narratives: one is based on the idea of the law as magisterial and remote; another views the law as a game to be played; and a third narrative describes the law as an arbitrary power to be actively resisted. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 line drawing, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; LAB; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226227443
- ISBN
- 9780226227443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.46
€ 35.99
€ 28.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618112781
- ISBN
- 9781618112781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.62
€ 160.62