The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Golding, Martin P.; Edmundson, William A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory is a handy guide to the state of play in contemporary philosophy of law and legal theory. * Comprises 23 essays critical essays on the central themes and issues of the philosophy of law today, written by an international assembly of distinguished philosophers and legal theorists * Each essay incorporates essential background material on the history and logic of the topic, as well as advancing the arguments * Represents a wide variety of perspectives on current legal theory

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470779866
• Artikelnr.: 38202615

Autorenporträt

Martin P. Golding is Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Law at Duke University, where he directs the joint law-philosophy program. His books include Philosophy of Law (1975), Legal Reasoning (1984), and Free Speech on Campus (2000). He is also editor of Jewish Law and Legal Theory (1994). William A. Edmundson is Professor of Law and of Philosophy at Georgia State University. He is author of Three Anarchical Fallacies (1998) and An Introduction to Rights (2004), and editor of The Duty to Obey the Law (1999). He is General Editor of the book series, Cambridge Introductions to Law and Philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors.
Introduction: William A. Edmundson (Georgia State University).
Part I: Contending Schools of Thought:.
1. Legal Positivism: Brian H. Bix (University of Minnesota).
2. Natural Law Theory: Mark C. Murphy (Georgetown University.
3. American Legal Realism: Brian Leiter (University of Texas at Austin).
4. Economic Rationality in the Analysis of Legal Rules and Institutions:
Lewis A. Kornhauser (New York University).
5. Critical Legal Theory: Mark V. Tushnet (Georgetown University).
6. Four Themes in Feminist Legal Theory: Difference, Dominance,
Domesticity, and Denial: Patricia Smith (Baruch College and the Graduate
Center, City University of New York).
Part II: Doctrinal Domains and Their Philosophical Foundations:.
7. Criminal Law Theory: Douglas Husak (Rutgers University).
8. Philosophy of Tort Law: Between the Banal and the Esoteric: Benjamin C.
Zipursky (Fordham University).
9. Contract Theory: Eric Posner (University of Chicago).
10. The Commons and the Anticommons in the Law and Theory of Property:
Stephen R. Munzer (University of California, Los Angeles).
11. Legal Evidence: Alvin I. Goldman (Rutgers University).
Part III: Perennial Topics:.
12. Obligation: Matthew H. Kramer (Cambridge University).
13. Theories of Rights: Alon Harel (University of Jerusalem).
14. A Contractarian Approach to Punishment: Claire Finklestein (University
of Pennsylavania).
15. Responsibility: Martin P. Golding (Duke University).
16. Legislation: Jeremy J. Waldron (Columbia University).
17. Constitutionalism: Larry A. Alexander (University of San Diego).
18. Adjudication and Legal Reasoning: Richard Warner (Illinois Institute of
Technology).
19. Privacy: William A. Edmundson (Georgia State University).
Part IV: Continental Perspectives:.
20. On Legal Positivism and Natural Law Theory: Jes Bjarup (Stockholm
University).
21. Some Contemporary Trends in Continental Philosophy of Law: Guy
Haarscher (Free University of Brussels).
Part V: Methodological Concerns:.
22. Objectivity: Nicos Stavropoulos (Oxford University).
23. Can There Be a Theory of Law?: Joseph Raz (Oxford University).
Index

Rezensionen

"Golding and Edmundson have assembled many of the mostluminous figures in legal theory to write deep and totally originalessays on a variety of central jurisprudential topics. The authorsare the right people writing on the right subjects, and this bookis likely to become a standard source for many years tocome."

Frederick Schauer, Harvard University

"In addition to offering excellent introductions to thecentral topics of legal philosophy, the articles in this volume arein their own right distinguished scholarly contributions to thefield. Students and specialists alike will find the book to be ofgreat interest."

Stephen Perry, New York University School of Law

"This is a Guide that actually guides. All thecontributors provide excellent routemaps, sometimes across verytricky terrain. At the same time, many of the contributors open upnew paths and new vistas. The result is a book that works at morethan one level: accessible secondary literature for those justmastering the subject as well as challenging primary literature forthose already steeped in it."

John Gardner, University of Oxford

"Convincing, lively, coherent, applied, unpretentious, eventhough within a predominantly western paradigm, this guide is realvalue for money. It is a guide not just to facts and ideas but alsoto method; in addition it will serve as a portal for collectionmanagers to a wide range of must-haves for the library."

Stuart Hannabuss, Aberdeen Business School, Aberdeen