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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

Hardback. The first work of the French legal philosopher Pierre Legendre to appear in English. Legendre's work has confronted law with the teaching and methods of psychoanalysis, and these essays address themes including the doctrinal regulation of tears, dance and the law, the desire for the absolute, the war of texts, and the power of images. Translator(s): Pottage, Alain; Schutz, Anton. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333629949
ISBN
9780333629949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.21

Hardback. An examination of the jurisprudential aspects of Kant's international thought, with reference to the argument of his treatise, "Perpetual Peace" (1795). In this book, Kant's international thought is situated in the wider context of his moral and political philosophy. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ; JPA; JPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333602119
ISBN
9780333602119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.13

Hardback. This book seeks to present information in relation to the pioneering efforts of Islamic jurists to develop a comprehensive body of human rights principles and practice as well as a corpus of international law principles, and aims to help reduce misunderstanding and resulting tension. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333446683
ISBN
9780333446683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.11

hardcover. Series: Oxford Socio-Legal Studies. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
Edition
1981st Edition
SKU
V9780333255360
ISBN
9780333255360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.34

hardcover. Compares the practices of adversarial and inquisitorial systems of law from a psychological perspective. This book includes chapters that cover topics such as: police investigative techniques, risk assessment, the death penalty, recovered memories, child witnesses, line-up practices, expert witnesses, lay versus judge decision making, and more. Editor(s): Van Koppen, Peter J.; Penrod, Steven D. Series: Perspectives in Law and Psychology. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; JM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
Edition
2003rd Edition
SKU
V9780306473623
ISBN
9780306473623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.81

Hardback. Contains chapters covering a range of topics including jurisprudence, competency, children, forensic risk assessment, eyewitness testimony, jurors and juries, lawsuits, and civil law. Series: Perspectives in Law and Psychology. Num Pages: 435 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 864.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306467608
ISBN
9780306467608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Roesch, Ronald; Hart, Stephen D. (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada); Ogloff, James R. P. (Thomas Embling Hospital, Fairfield, Vict., Australia). Series: Perspectives in Law and Psychology. Num Pages: 477 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
477
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306459504
ISBN
9780306459504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.57

Hardcover. What are the grounds for and limits to obedience to the state? This book offers a fresh analysis of the debate concerning the moral obligation to obey the state, develops a novel account of political obligation and provides the first detailed argument of how a theory of political obligation can apply to subjects of an unjust state. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HPQ; HPS; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230360754
ISBN
9780230360754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.76

Hardcover. This first analysis of Spinoza's philosophy of law shows that he revolutionizes modern philosophy from within by developing an entirely new natural law theory connecting his ontology to radically democratic political views. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230348691
ISBN
9780230348691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.58

Paperback. Fourteen philosophers, economists and legal scholars address the question 'Can intellectual property rights be fair?' What differentiates intellectual from real property? Should libertarians or Rawlsians defend IP rights? What's wrong with free-riding? How can incentives be taken into account by theories of justice? Editor(s): Gosseries, Axel; Marciano, Alain; Strowel, Alain. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5, 4 figures, 1 tables. BIC Classification: LAB; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285026
ISBN
9780230285026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Paperback. A collection of 11 cutting-edge essays by leading young scholars, challenging long-held assumptions and offering new research paradigms in Philosophy of Law - in five parts 1) methodology/metatheory; 2) reasoning/evaluating; 3) values/the moral life; 4) institutions/the social life; and 5) the global/international dimension. Editor(s): Del Mar, Dr. Maksymilian. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 208 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. 296 pages, 0. Editor(s): Del Mar, Maksymilian. A collection of 11 cutting-edge essays by leading young scholars, challenging long-held assumptions and offering new research paradigms in Philosophy of Law - in five parts 1) methodology/metatheory; 2) reasoning/evaluating; 3) values/the moral life; 4) institutions/the social life; and 5) the global/international dimension. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: LAB. Dimension: 142 x 208 x 17. Weight: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276604
ISBN
9780230276604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardcover. This exploration of the newly emerging, diverse, and controversial area of animal lawpresents a basic survey of the laws designed to protect animals, analyzing and critiquing them, and proposing a future where the legal regime properly recognizes and protects the inherent worth of all animals. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; LAB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230235632
ISBN
9780230235632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.49

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

€ 66.66

Hardcover. Ronald Dworkin's work on equality has shaped debates in the field of distributive justice for nearly three decades. In this book Alexander Brown attempts to provide a critique but also a defence of that work, and to extend equality of resources globally. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230210158
ISBN
9780230210158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. With contributions from world-class specialists this first book-length work looks at translation issues in forensic linguistics, where accuracy and cultural understandings play a prominent part in the legal process. Editor(s): Olsen, Frances E.; Lorz, R. Alexander; Stein, Dieter. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 529.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2009th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230203501
ISBN
9780230203501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.27

hardcover. The latest volume in the Current Legal Issues series offers an insight into the evolving state of law and neuroscience scholarship today. Focussing on the inter-connections between the two disciplines, it addresses the key issues informing current debates. Editor(s): Freeman, Michael. Series: Current Legal Issues. Num Pages: 582 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: LAB; LNTM; MMJ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
582
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199599844
ISBN
9780199599844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.64

Paperback. Can the arguments of lawyers be rationally persuasive even if logically inconclusive? If not what becomes of the supposed security of living under the rule of law? This book answers these issues by offering a theory of legal reasoning and interpretation that addresses central problems in understanding the nature of law and the value of legality. Series: Law, State, and Practical Reason. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA; LAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199571246
ISBN
9780199571246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

hardcover. Deals with the principle of proportionality - the principle that a sentence should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence committed. This book examines the detailed arguments for the theory and for applying it to a range of situations including young offenders, dangerous offenders and socially deprived offenders. Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law & Justice. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JKVP; JKVQ2; LAB; LNFX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199272600
ISBN
9780199272600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.67

Paperback. This selection of John Gardner's influential pieces in criminal law theory tackles persistent, troublesome questions including: Which wrongs should be crimes and why? Should crimes ever be excused, and if so on what basis? What are the conditions of criminal responsibility, and how do they relate to conditions of moral responsibility? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKV; LAB; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199239368
ISBN
9780199239368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.43

paperback. 'Neil Duxbury's splendid book will provide enjoyable and informative reading for anyone interested in jurisprudence ..It is a very fine book that fully deserves the high praise which it will undoubtedly receive.' The Cambridge Law Journal. The hardback won the 1996 SPTL First Prize for outstanding legal scholarship. Num Pages: 530 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780198264910
ISBN
9780198264910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.73

hardcover. Bringing together the latest work from leading scholars in this emerging and vibrant subfield of law, this book examines the philosophical issues that inform the intersection between law and neuroscience. Editor(s): Patterson, Professor Dennis; Pardo, Michael S. Series: Philosophical Foundations of Law. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAQ; LNF; LNTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 182 x 339 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743095
ISBN
9780198743095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.07

Hardcover. Hans Kelsen is considered by many to be the foremost legal thinkers of the 20th century. He made important contributions to legal theory and international law and in this translation of "Allgemeine Theorie der Normen", Kelsen develops his "pure theory of law" into a "general theory of norms" and examines the applicability of logic to norms. Translator(s): Hartney, Michael. Num Pages: 528 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198252177
ISBN
9780198252177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.42

hardcover. This book presents a comprehensive defence of legal positivism on the basis of a novel account of social conventions. Marmor argues that the law is founded on constitutive conventions, and that consequently moral values cannot determine what the law is. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780198268970
ISBN
9780198268970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.59

paperback. Drawing on concepts taken from US law and legal theory, postmodernism and queer theory, as well as the author's own experience in the courtroom and classroom, this book examines the complexities of lesbian identity and the often detrimental ways in which legal scholarship approaches lesbianism. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK1; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
V9780231105613
ISBN
9780231105613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

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