Jurisprudence

Theory and Context
6th Edition
ISBN: 978-0-414-02298-0
Verlag: Sweet & Maxwell

Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten

Jurisprudence: Theory and Context explains the often complex and difficult ideas in legal philosophy clearly and concisely but without over-simplification. It introduces students to the fundamental themes in legal philosophy. It analyses and comments on the writing of the foremost legal theorists, and takes into account the most recent scholarly work.

New to this Edition:

Significantly revised and updated throughout
References and summaries scholarship through to 2012
Expanded discussion of many important topics

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Bix, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtstheorie, Rechtsmethodik, Rechtsdogmatik, Rechtsprechungslehre
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART A Legal Theory: Problems and Possibilities; Overview, Purpose and Methodology; Legal Theory: General Jurisprudence and Conceptual Analysis; PART B Individual Theories About the Nature of Law; H.L.A. Hart and Legal Positivism; Hans Kelsen’s Pure Theory of Law; Natural Law Theory and John Finnis; Understanding Lon Fuller; Ronald Dworkin’s Interpretive Approach; PART C Themes and Principles; Justice; Punishment; Rights and Rights Talk; Will and Reason; Authority, Finality and Mistake; Common Law Reasoning and Precedent; Statutory Interpretation and Legislative Intentions; Legal Enforcement of Morality; The Obligation to Obey the Law; PART D Modern Perspectives on Legal Theory; American Legal Realism; Economic Analysis of Law; Modern Critical Perspectives; Law and Literature; Philosophical Foundations of the Common law; Other Approaches

Über Autor(innen)

Brian Bix is Frederick W Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Minnesota, USA.