Jurisprudence & philosophy of law books

Exploring a millennium-long story of law and religion in Italy through a series of 26 biographical chapters written...  Read More >>

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The book provides an accessible, comprehensive, and high quality introduction to the major themes of legal philosophy,...  Read More >>

Many international obligations are subject to exceptions. These can be expressed in several ways: an obligation...  Read More >>

This book explores the intellectual history of contract law in ancient China by employing archaeological and empirical...  Read More >>

This collection studies the rise of neutral bodies or `independent agencies’ as a challenge to the constitutional...  Read More >>

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The book addresses some of the most important issues discussed in contemporary constitutional law: the relationship...  Read More >>

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This book argues for an understanding of popular culture and law as mutually constitutive discourses. Drawing upon...  Read More >>

Following on from the earlier edited collection, Loss of Control and Diminished Responsibility, this book is the...  Read More >>

Philosophies of Difference engages with the concept of difference in relation to a number of fundamental philosophical...  Read More >>

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this volume provides a theoretical overview of how business ethics deals with...  Read More >>

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In recent years, controversy has surrounded the role of top government lawyers both in the US and the UK where allegations...  Read More >>

This book compares the civil and common law approach in determining what sort of conduct the State may legitimately...  Read More >>

Innovatively interpreting Japanese politics as a ’benign elite democracy’, and based on unprecedented access to...  Read More >>

This collection brings together articles by Michael Freeman about the family and society and the part law plays...  Read More >>

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This book examines the transition from civil war to peace. It explores how it can be understood as a `national’...  Read More >>

Whilst firmly situated within the field of EU law, this book also employs theories developed in linguistics and...  Read More >>

This book presents the views of leading researchers from across Europe and North America, from both normative and...  Read More >>

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