Jurisprudence & philosophy of law books

A discussion of the fundamental laws of three liberal democratic states - Canada, Ireland and Italy - and the role...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2002: The original thesis of this book is that, in Australia, natural justice...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2001. Privity is an extensive analysis of the theoretical issues raised by the...  Read More >>

This collection of essays brings together Larry Alexander's key works on rules and legal reasoning. Topics covered...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2002: The judicial interpretation of statutes and constitutions is the controversial...  Read More >>

Beginning with the the principle of utility formally stated by Bentham - that working towards the greatest happiness...  Read More >>

The idea that persons are now all free and equal is supposed to be fundamental to modern liberal legal systems....  Read More >>

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Findlay Stark examines the criminal law's response to risk-taking in a range of jurisdictions, and argues that the...  Read More >>

This book investigates law's interaction with practical reasons. What difference can legal requirements-e.g. traffic...  Read More >>

Moritz Heepe entwirft ein Gerechtigkeitsprinzip, das die zwei Gesichtspunkte der Proportionalität des Wohlergehens...  Read More >>

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This book brings together leading and emerging scholars in the field from the UK and Ireland. Each contributor has...  Read More >>

Pursuing Justice examines the issue of justice by considering the origins of the idea, formal systems of justice,...  Read More >>

This text covers the American criminal courts and judicial process using a sequential approach - following law violators...  Read More >>

Jan Wittmann zeigt anhand der Texte Der zerbrochne Krug von Heinrich von Kleist, Der Prozess von Franz Kafka und...  Read More >>

This volume engages in in conceptual analysis and evaluation of theoretical contributions in the field of international...  Read More >>

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This book is a defense of political liberalism as a feminist liberalism. A novel and restrictive account of public...  Read More >>

What is the criminal law for? One influential answer is that the criminal law vindicates pre-political rights and...  Read More >>

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English summary: Although the Spanish Jesuit Luis de Molina (1535-1600) is considered a major theological advocate...  Read More >>

Imagine a human society, perhaps in pre-history, in which people were generally of a psychological kind with us,...  Read More >>

And is militant democracy evolving into an internationalized legal and political concept? Bringing together experts...  Read More >>