Jurisprudence & philosophy of law books

This book’s essays aim subversively and resolutely to replace the hegemonic discursive frame governing comparative...  Read More >>

This book argues that omitting the component of narrative creates an irresolvable antinomy concerning the identity...  Read More >>

On Theocratic Criminal Law explores the roots and structures of the criminal law system of the world's most prominent...  Read More >>

This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art survey of the study of the rule of law across law, humanities, and social...  Read More >>

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the legal and regulatory framework for the nuclear industry from...  Read More >>

Examining state behavior, this book sheds light on the often-overlooked role of information production and diffusion...  Read More >>

This study tackles the difficult yet crucial subject of the place of conscience in the development of English law,...  Read More >>

This book offers a comparative law and economics analysis of the changing landscape of EU consumer law enforcement...  Read More >>

Following the 100th anniversary of Pashukanis’ General Theory of Law and Marxism (1924), this volume aims to breathe...  Read More >>

A century after the publication of Evgeny Pashukanis’s pivotal book General Theory of Law and Marxism, this collection...  Read More >>

This book focuses on a key case study in the history of American territories, public works, transportation and the...  Read More >>

Bridging cognitive linguistics and legal theory, this book argues that categorisation is a crucial cognitive operation...  Read More >>

This book contains the first English translations of Santi Romano’s important essays ‘On the decree laws and the...  Read More >>

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This book advances a new interpretation of Hart’s penal philosophy. Positioning itself in opposition to current...  Read More >>

This book critically engages with theories of the recognition of states under international law. Demonstrating that...  Read More >>

Voluntariness is a necessary condition of valid consent. But determining whether a person consented voluntarily...  Read More >>

This book analyses the case law of the European Court of Human Rights from the point of view of argumentative tools...  Read More >>

A comprehensive analysis of Thomas Hobbes's theory of justice that newly clarifies the logic behind the philosopher's...  Read More >>

In Sharing Territories, Cara Nine defends a river model of territorial rights. On a river model, groups are assumed...  Read More >>

This work argues that being bound by a social convention can be valuable for its own sake. People need meaning in...  Read More >>

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This book offers an introduction to political philosophy, the study of the role of government in our lives. It discusses...  Read More >>

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This book offers a comprehensive introduction to French contract law with a focus on the role of consent and the...  Read More >>