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Jurisprudence & philosophy of law

Paperback. Helps in understanding the role of analogical reasoning in the law. This volume is of interest to students of logic, ethics, and political philosophy, as well as to members of the legal profession and everyone concerned with problems of government and jurisprudence. Editor(s): Levi, Edward H. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226089720
ISBN
9780226089720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.45

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
€ 29.98

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

€ 54.01
€ 50.89

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
€ 29.52

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

€ 49.99
€ 42.46

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

€ 76.87

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

€ 76.87

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

€ 36.99
€ 27.68

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

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

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

€ 68.16

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. 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

€ 128.29

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. 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

€ 66.68

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

€ 161.52

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

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

€ 66.41

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

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

€ 127.36

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

€ 227.15

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

€ 194.17

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

€ 128.24

Ranging across substantive law, jurisprudential theory, as well as interdisciplinary themes, the articles in this anthology are an introduction to contemporary legal theory and an addition to the collection of original essays in "Companion to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory". Editor(s): Patterson, Professor Dennis. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631202875
ISBN
9780631202875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.86

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