Jurisprudence & philosophy of law books

Following the approach developed by Alexis de Tocqueville, this volume views democracy as a cultural phenomenon....  Read More >>

Die im vorliegenden Band versammelten Beiträge untersuchen Schirachs Werk aus literatur-, kultur- und rechtswissenschaftlicher...  Read More >>

This book analyses transnational legal questions philosophically to show that the analytical structure and the techniques...  Read More >>

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The story moves from Baxi’s childhood and student years in Bombay, to his education and political activism in the...  Read More >>

Societal Stress and Law draws attention to the social side effects of law by developing the sociological concept...  Read More >>

Die Frage nach den materiellen Grenzen der Strafgesetzgebung ist bisher weder durch die strafrechtliche Rechtsgutslehre...  Read More >>

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This book describes the development of human rights in the People's Republic of China since 1949. The cause of human...  Read More >>

In addition, it introduces and explains the fundamentals of international humanitarian law, international human...  Read More >>

What does the right to be oneself entail? And how is it manifest in our understanding of the law? The leading...  Read More >>

This book explores the unusual and unique experience of direct democracy in the small state of New Zealand, offering...  Read More >>

Offering the first comprehensive account of the history and function of the common law's most legendary character,...  Read More >>

The aesthetics of law deals with the relationship between law and beauty by searching for aesthetic values in the...  Read More >>

This book draws on concrete cases of collaboration between anthropologists and legal practitioners to critically...  Read More >>

The first known abolitionist critique of the death penalty-here for the first time in EnglishIn 1764, a Milanese...  Read More >>

This book examines the possibility of creating new ways of existing beyond human rights. Multiple socio-political...  Read More >>

This book explores the movement towards the recognition of animal sentience in the law. It explores some first principles...  Read More >>

This book argues that citizens have a moral right to decide by which criteria they grant migrants citizenship. In...  Read More >>

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This book argues that contractarianism is well suited as a political morality and explores the implications of deploying...  Read More >>

English summary: An Unfair Verdict: Dismantling Legal Positivism's Responsibility for Nazism This book provides...  Read More >>

By integrating different research angles and methods of philosophy of law, sociology of law, applied linguistics,...  Read More >>

From a micro perspective, based on the latest laws and regulations so promulgated and relevant research, this book...  Read More >>

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