Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
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
€ 26.49
€ 26.49
Hardback. This volume explores the ways law both traffics in and regulates secrecy. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Douglas, Lawence; Umphrey, Martha. Series: The Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804782593
- ISBN
- 9780804782593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.01
€ 86.01
Paperback. A critique of the Law & Economics movement, this book draws connections between conceptions of science and efforts at legitimating American legal theory as an objective enterprise. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; LAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339984
- ISBN
- 9780822339984
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAB; LND; LNRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479880287
- ISBN
- 9781479880287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
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.
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- 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
€ 51.99€ 46.13
€ 51.99
€ 46.13
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.24
€ 69.24
Hardcover. The book provides an account of the uncertainty problem that arises in tort litigation. It examines the existing doctrinal solutions of the problem, as evolved in England, the US, Canada, and Israel, and also offers a number of original solutions. The book combines the traditional doctrinal depiction of the law with general theoretical insights. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; LAB; LAM; LNAC3; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198267973
- ISBN
- 9780198267973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.84
€ 252.84
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415114523
- ISBN
- 9780415114523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.54
€ 70.54
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813525846
- ISBN
- 9780813525846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.94
€ 47.99
€ 42.94
Paperback. Series: Aspects of Greek and Roman Life. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801493652
- ISBN
- 9780801493652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Hardcover. Natural-law theory grounds human laws in universal truths of God's creation. The task of the judicial system was to build an edifice of positive law on natural law's foundations. R. H. Helmholz shows how lawyers and judges made and interpreted natural law arguments in the West, and concludes that historically it has advanced the cause of justice. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: LAB; LAM; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504585
- ISBN
- 9780674504585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.70€ 49.80
€ 54.70
€ 49.80
Paperback. Divided into three parts-History, Interpretation, and Practice-this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women. Editor(s): Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A.; Smith, Patricia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231128933
- ISBN
- 9780231128933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.07
€ 40.99
€ 29.07
Hardback. "The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860" (1977) disclosed the many ways that judge-made law favored commercial and property interests and remade law to promote economic growth. This title focuses on ideas that reshaped law as we struggled for objective and neutral legal responses to our country's crises. Editor(s): Hamilton, Daniel W.; Brophy, Alfred L. Num Pages: 598 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LAB; LNCB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9780674053274
- ISBN
- 9780674053274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.43
€ 50.99
€ 42.43
paperback. Series: Justice and Peacebuilding. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 157.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Good Books United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition, Second
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781561488230
- ISBN
- 9781561488230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.81
€ 10.81
hardcover. Since the mid-1970s, Congress has passed numerous overrides - laws that seek to reverse or modify judicial intepretations of statutes. This text asks: do overrides effectively clarify the law, reverse objectionable judicial statutory interpretations, and broaden deliberation on contested issues? Num Pages: 232 pages, 31 tables, 20 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748834
- ISBN
- 9780804748834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.19
€ 76.19
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756594
- ISBN
- 9780804756594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.19
€ 76.19
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€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
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
€ 171.35
€ 171.35
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
€ 203.41
€ 203.41
Paperback. Contract as Promise is a study of the philosophical foundations of contract law in which Professor Fried effectively answers some of the most common assumptions about contract law and strongly proposes a moral basis for it while defending the classical theory of contract. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LAB; LAM; LNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190240165
- ISBN
- 9780190240165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.45
€ 68.45