Golding / Edmundson The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-77986-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
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E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

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The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and LegalTheory is a handy guide to the state of play in contemporaryphilosophy of law and legal theory.

* * Comprises 23 essays critical essays on the central themes andissues of the philosophy of law today, written by an internationalassembly of distinguished philosophers and legal theorists

* Each essay incorporates essential background material on thehistory and logic of the topic, as well as advancing thearguments

* Represents a wide variety of perspectives on current legaltheory

Autoren/Hrsg.

Golding, Martin P.

Edmundson, William A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors.
Introduction: William A. Edmundson (Georgia StateUniversity).
Part I: Contending Schools of Thought:.
1. Legal Positivism: Brian H. Bix (University of Minnesota).
2. Natural Law Theory: Mark C. Murphy (GeorgetownUniversity.
3. American Legal Realism: Brian Leiter (University of Texas atAustin).
4. Economic Rationality in the Analysis of Legal Rules andInstitutions: Lewis A. Kornhauser (New York University).
5. Critical Legal Theory: Mark V. Tushnet (GeorgetownUniversity).
6. Four Themes in Feminist Legal Theory: Difference, Dominance,Domesticity, and Denial: Patricia Smith (Baruch College and theGraduate Center, City University of New York).
Part II: Doctrinal Domains and Their PhilosophicalFoundations:.
7. Criminal Law Theory: Douglas Husak (Rutgers University).
8. Philosophy of Tort Law: Between the Banal and the Esoteric:Benjamin C. Zipursky (Fordham University).
9. Contract Theory: Eric Posner (University of Chicago).
10. The Commons and the Anticommons in the Law and Theory ofProperty: Stephen R. Munzer (University of California, LosAngeles).
11. Legal Evidence: Alvin I. Goldman (Rutgers University).
Part III: Perennial Topics:.
12. Obligation: Matthew H. Kramer (Cambridge University).
13. Theories of Rights: Alon Harel (University ofJerusalem).
14. A Contractarian Approach to Punishment: Claire Finklestein(University of Pennsylavania).
15. Responsibility: Martin P. Golding (Duke University).
16. Legislation: Jeremy J. Waldron (Columbia University).
17. Constitutionalism: Larry A. Alexander (University of SanDiego).
18. Adjudication and Legal Reasoning: Richard Warner (IllinoisInstitute of Technology).
19. Privacy: William A. Edmundson (Georgia StateUniversity).
Part IV: Continental Perspectives:.
20. On Legal Positivism and Natural Law Theory: Jes Bjarup(Stockholm University).
21. Some Contemporary Trends in Continental Philosophy of Law:Guy Haarscher (Free University of Brussels).
Part V: Methodological Concerns:.
22. Objectivity: Nicos Stavropoulos (Oxford University).
23. Can There Be a Theory of Law?: Joseph Raz (OxfordUniversity).
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Martin P. Golding is Professor of Philosophy and Professorof Law at Duke University, where he directs the jointlaw-philosophy program. His books include Philosophy of Law(1975), Legal Reasoning (1984), and Free Speech onCampus (2000). He is also editor of Jewish Law and LegalTheory (1994).
William A. Edmundson is Professor of Law and ofPhilosophy at Georgia State University. He is author of ThreeAnarchical Fallacies (1998) and An Introduction toRights (2004), and editor of The Duty to Obey the Law(1999). He is General Editor of the book series, CambridgeIntroductions to Law and Philosophy.