Jurisprudence & philosophy of law books

This book provides insights into the viability of the idea of global constitution. Global constitutionalism has...  Read More >>

In this book a group of renowned philosophers examine the lines of reasoning the courts have used to deny chimpanzee...  Read More >>

Freund und Feind, Dezisionismus, Politische Theologie, der Ausnahmezustand - Schmitts Formulierungen und Begriffe...  Read More >>

Noted barrister and human-rights advocate Julian Burnside explains the origins of the Australian legal system, looks...  Read More >>

‘Rethinking’ legal reasoning seems a bold aim given the large amount of literature devoted to this topic. In this...  Read More >>

Property, or property rights, remains one of the most central elements in moral, legal, and political thought. This...  Read More >>

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Comprising chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook covers the following central topics: The...  Read More >>

Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Law is a forum for some of the best new philosophical work on law, by both senior...  Read More >>

This volume assembles leading scholars from the continental and analytic schools to examine how their respective...  Read More >>

The announcement by China that it will implement a national emissions trading scheme confirms the status of this...  Read More >>

A blindfolded woman holding a balance and a sword personifies one of our most significant virtues. We find Lady...  Read More >>

praxeological J-concepts, those that help us to explore the relations between law and action, and methodological...  Read More >>

Welchen Spielraum hat ein Strafgericht in der Rechtsanwendung? Wie weit reicht seine Entscheidungskompetenz? Diese...  Read More >>

This book investigates whether legal reforms intended to create a market-friendly regulatory business environment...  Read More >>

This book asserts that the Pacific Islands continue to struggle with the colonial legacy of plural legal systems,...  Read More >>

Celebrating...  Read More >>

"""Deliberation and Decision"" explores ways of bridging the gap between two rival approaches to theorizing about...  Read More >>

In this collection of lectures and essays with seminal judgments, the author describes a gradual development of...  Read More >>

When we compromise on justice, we accept or acquiesce to an arrangement that we judge to be unjust, or at least...  Read More >>

This book explores topical issues in military ethics by according peace a central role within an interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Ronald Dworkin (1931-2013), an American legal philosopher, jurist, and scholar, was a stalwart advocate of human...  Read More >>

A study of rule of law is not only a study of a country's legal and political system, but also that of its society...  Read More >>