Jurisprudence & philosophy of law books

Guides students through the complex concepts and principles underlying the law of domestic and international conflicts....  Read More >>

Recent social and political developments, including the presidential elections in the United States, antidemocratic...  Read More >>

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This book explores the cultures of philosophy and the law as they interact with neuroscience and biology, through...  Read More >>

"Die erstmals 1960 veroffentlichte 2. Auflage der ""Reinen Rechtslehre"" stellt eine erweiterte Neufassung der 1....  Read More >>

Readers will be fascinated by the resistance of Ernst Fraenkel within Nazi Germany. A Social Democratic Jewish lawyer,...  Read More >>

In coordinated papers that are grounded in empirical research, the volume contributors use careful linguistic analysis...  Read More >>

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Documenting the recent rise of transnational corporations, Skinner details the business-related human rights and...  Read More >>

This timely and engaging book examines the rise of populism across the globe. Combining insights from linguistics,...  Read More >>

Documenting the recent rise of transnational corporations, Skinner details the business-related human rights and...  Read More >>

Max Weber's Sociology of Law evaluates the conditions in which modern legal systems were developed. Using recent...  Read More >>

This volume summarizes the achievements on rule of law in China for the ten years from 2002 to 2012, particularly...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the legal systems of the late-developing countries of ASEAN (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam,...  Read More >>

Glod argues that it’s OK to allow people to make bad choices, covering issues such as freedom and paternalism.  Read More >>

This book applies general concepts of legal philosophy to explain the continuing relevance of custom as a source...  Read More >>

Doctrinal Illusion and State Interest takes a bigger picture approach to a number of distinct problems in international...  Read More >>

Against the view that corporal punishment is morally legitimate and should be legally permitted provided it falls...  Read More >>

This book merges philosophical, psychoanalytical and legal perspectives to explore how spaces of justice are changing...  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 >>

This book presents a comprehensive investigation of the notion of obligation in Bentham’s thought. It reveals the...  Read More >>

This book offers original answers to the two toughest challenges facing the rejection of moral responsibility and...  Read More >>

Gewirth’s theory of human rights has made a major contribution to philosophy. In this edited collection, contributors...  Read More >>

This title examines issues in legal philosophy and general jurisprudence, from both a theoretical and a historical...  Read More >>