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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
€ 197.35
€ 197.35
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
€ 209.06
€ 209.06
Hardback. Argues against the dominant 'republican' trend in legal and democratic theory that sees law as the prime vessel of political action, means of empowerment of civil society and guarantor of democratic politics. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349549
- ISBN
- 9780792349549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.82
€ 255.82
Hardback. This text offers a model for understanding autonomy in the context of the practical uses of this concept for applied ethics and political philosophy, and in particular for our understanding of moral responsibility. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348511
- ISBN
- 9780792348511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.61
€ 131.61
Hardback. This book, the expanded and completely revised text of the author's 1993 dissertation, studies the logical aspects of legal reasoning, in order to provide philosophical foundations for legal applications of artificial intelligence. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347767
- ISBN
- 9780792347767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.82
€ 255.82
Hardback. Focuses on topics in philosophical action theory such as reasons and causes of action, intentions, freedom of will and of action, omissions and norms in legal and ethical contexts, as well as activity, passivity and competence from medical points of view. Editor(s): Holmstrom-Hintikka, Ghita; Tuomela, Raimo. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 317 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347521
- ISBN
- 9780792347521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.47
€ 200.47
Hardback. This text presents a challenging alternative theory of legal philosophy. The central thesis of the book suggests an accommodation between three of the most influential contemporary theories of law, Kantianism, postmodernism and critical legal thought. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347453
- ISBN
- 9780792347453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.56
€ 197.56
Hardback. Plessy v Ferguson (1897) established racial segregation in American constitutional law. In the debate over affirmative action, Justice Harlan's dissent has been used to justify attacks on government affirmative action programs. This book takes a look at the moral and political principles underlying this historic decision and Harlan's dissent. Editor(s): Postema, Gerald J. Num Pages: 116 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346654
- ISBN
- 9780792346654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.90
€ 129.90
Hardback. This book contends with the presuppositions behind a received view on law as a systematic solution to social problems. It argues that neither do facts in law represent social reality, nor do norms represent a moral ideal. Representationalism is here put to the test of "the interception hypothesis". Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346210
- ISBN
- 9780792346210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.53
€ 132.53
Hardback. This text contains 15 essays which together show the development of one of the more important contemporary theories of the nature, grounds and practical implications of rights. The author provides a critical perspective both on his own theory and on alternative theories which he borrows or rejects. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344674
- ISBN
- 9780792344674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.72
€ 232.72
Hardback. In the study of forms of legal reasoning, logic and argumentation theory long followed separate tracks. Recently, however, developments in artificial intelligence and law have paved the way for overcoming this separation. This text presents contributions to this development. Editor(s): Prakken, Henry; Sartor, Giovanni. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from artificial intelligence and law, 4
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344131
- ISBN
- 9780792344131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.55
€ 205.55
Hardback. Rule-applying legal arguments are traditionally treated as a kind of syllogism. This book offers an analysis of the role of rules and principles in legal reasoning, which focuses on the close relationship between rules, principles, and reasons. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343257
- ISBN
- 9780792343257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.83
€ 254.83
Hardback. Brings together a study of a particular legal system - that of Scotland - with a number of (mainly contemporary) theories of or about law. Rather than endorsing any one legal theory, this work ends with some tentative conclusions about legal theory itself. It offers an information base for those embarking on courses in comparative law or politics. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 1DBKW; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343103
- ISBN
- 9780792343103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.08
€ 133.08
Hardback. Deals with basic points of legal theory and philosophy of law. This title shows that with the legal positivistic approach we cannot know, in all cases, what the law is, if that is equated to the rules posited by the legislator. It is of interest to philosophers concerned with law or ethics, and those concerned with justice in modern society. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792342625
- ISBN
- 9780792342625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.74
€ 132.74
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
€ 131.27
€ 131.27
hardcover. Defends the thesis that the existence of institutions is a conventional matter. This book says that ultimately they exist because we believe in their existence, and because they play a role in our practical reasoning. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333258
- ISBN
- 9780792333258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.47
€ 132.47
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
€ 130.67
€ 130.67
Hardback. Argues against the present method of "balancing", proposing the adoption of "filtering", a multi-step procedure which directs one to discuss the moral authority of the state, consider measures less coercive than a criminal statute, and investigate the pragmatic consequences of criminalization. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792326632
- ISBN
- 9780792326632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.54
€ 200.54
Hardback. Many elements of modern legal systems differ significantly from classical notions. This text concerns the problem of which results of human activity can obtain legal validity. The author makes use of recent findings in speech act theory, such as John R. Searle and Vanderveken's illocutionary logic. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324416
- ISBN
- 9780792324416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.65
€ 132.65
Hardback. Presents, interprets and defends the legal philosophy of H.L.A. Hart, except for his account of causation. It covers his general theory of law, his theory of rights and the enforcement of morality and his analysis of the conditions of legal responsibility and the justification of punishment. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792319818
- ISBN
- 9780792319818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.89
€ 255.89