Jurisprudence & philosophy of law books

This textbook uses cases in family law to illustrate both traditional philosophical problems in the law as well...  Read More >>

By tracing the development of judicial independence in the legal systems of Malaysia and Pakistan from the time...  Read More >>

This book analyses the rights of crime victims within a human rights paradigm, and describes the inconsistencies...  Read More >>

This work analyzes the history of the application of Islamic law (Shari`ah) in Nigeria. It analyzes how Islamic...  Read More >>

In Defense of Gun Control argues why the United States should have at least moderate and perhaps serious gun control....  Read More >>

This volume addresses the different ways in which legal cultures work in a modern society. It is based on a multi-level...  Read More >>

We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalization: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive....  Read More >>

Hate, Politics, Law: Critical Perspectives on Combating of Hate offers a critical exploration and assessment of...  Read More >>

This volume is the second part of a project which hosts an interdisciplinary discussion about the relationship among...  Read More >>

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This book focuses on Boko Haram and terrorism in Nigeria, framing the conflict in an international law context....  Read More >>

"""Patenttrolle"" sind wesentlicher Bestandteil der patentrechtlichen Diskussion der letzten Dekade. Angeregt durch...  Read More >>

Examining the intellectual origins of the constitutional doctrine of 'popular sovereignty', this book explores the...  Read More >>

In this book I argue for an approach that conceives human rights as both moral and legal rights. The merit of such...  Read More >>

This text addresses the corporate causes of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the emergence of modern Republican...  Read More >>

This book presents 12 essays that focus on the analysis of the problems prompted by cyber operations (COs). It clarifies...  Read More >>

This volume features more than 25 papers that were presented at the 2014 Conference of the International Association...  Read More >>

It includes contributions by scholars from various legal systems (the USA, France, Israel, Canada etc.), who examine...  Read More >>

Das vorliegende Werk entwickelt die Grundprinzipien von Transitional Justice und behandelt die fünf wesentlichen...  Read More >>

The issue of conscientious objection on religious grounds has become one of the most contentious in both Europe...  Read More >>

Legalism or legal formalism usually depicts judges as resolving cases by allegedly merely applying pre-existing...  Read More >>

The Dialectical Forge identifies dialectical disputation (jadal) as a primary formative dynamic in the evolution...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Philosophy of Law: An Exposition of the Fundamental Principles of Jurisprudence as the Science...  Read More >>

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Peter Goodrich looks beyond Judge Schreber's mental health to evaluate his jurisprudential theory. Goodrich analyses...  Read More >>