Introduction to Jurisprudence and Legal Theory: Commentary and Materials, 1st Edition

Administrative / Constitutional Law

Introduction to Jurisprudence and Legal Theory: Commentary and Materials, 1st Edition

Edited by James Penner · David Schiff · Richard Nobles
Oxford University Press August 2002

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780406946782
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
August 2002
Format
Paperback , 1216 pages
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book provides an accessible introduction to jurisprudence and legal theory. It sets out a course of study that offers a highly effective series of introductions into a wide variety of theories and theoretical perspectives, from traditional approaches such as Natural Law to modern ones such as Feminist Theory, Economic Analysis of Law and Foucault and Law, 

_ The book is designed for students of jurisprudence and legal theory, but it will also assist those studying law and legal systems within courses on Political Science, Philosophy and Sociology.


Readership: The book is designed for students of Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, but it will also assist those studying law and legal systems within courses on Political Science, Philosophy and Sociology.

Table of Contents

Part I.
1.: James Penner, David Schiff, Richard Nobles: Approaches to Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, and the Philosophy of Law
2.: Richard Nobles and David Schiff: The Evolution of Natural Law
3.: Richard Nobles and David Schiff: Debating with Natural Law: the Emergence of Legal Positivism
4.: Nicola Lacey: Modern Positivism: H L A Hart and Analytical Jurisprudence
5.: David Schiff: Modern Positivism: Kelson's Pure Theory of Law
6.: Robert Reiner: Classical Social Theory and Law
7.: Hugh Collins: Law as Politics: Progressive American Perspectives
8.: James Penner: Law and Adjudication: Dworkin's Critique of Positivism
9.: James Penner: Law as Integrity: Dworkin's Interpretive Turn
10.: James Penner: The Current Debate: The Semantic Sting, 'Soft Positivism', and the Authority of Law according to Raz
Introducing Part II.
Extensions and Negations
11.: David Schiff: Disobedience
12.: James Penner: Punishment
13.: Hamish Ross: Hohfeld and the Analysis of Rights
14.: James Penner: Legal Reasoning
15.: Robert Reiner: Justice
16.: Emily Jackson and Nicola Lacey: Introducing Feminist Legal Theory
17.: Richard Nobles: Economic Analysis of Law
18.: Gunther Teubner, Richard Nobles, David Schiff: The Autonomy of Law: An Introduction to Legal Autopoiesis
19.: Anne Barron: Foucault and Law
20.: Anne Barron: (Legal) Reason and its 'Others': Some Recent Developments in Legal Theory
Appendix: A Note to Teachers
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Anne Barron, Lecturer in Law, LSE, Hugh Collins, Professor of English Law, LSE, Emily Jackson, Senior Lecturer in Law, LSE, Nicola Lacey, Professor of Criminal Law, LSE, Robert Reiner, Professor of Criminology, LSE,Hamish Ross, Senior Lecturer in Law, Napier University, sometime Lecturer in Law, LSE, and Gunther Teubner, Professor of Private Law and Legal Sociology, University of Frankfurt, Visiting Centennial Professor, LSE

 

James Penner, Professor of Property Law, University College London, David Schiff, Reader in Law, LSE, andRichard Nobles, Reader in Law, LSE

 

Contributors: 
James Penner, David Schiff, Richard Nobles
Richard Nobles and David Schiff
Richard Nobles and David Schiff
Nicola Lacey
David Schiff
Robert Reiner
Hugh Collins
James Penner
James Penner
James Penner
David Schiff
James Penner
Hamish Ross
James Penner
Robert Reiner
Emily Jackson and Nicola Lacey
Richard Nobles
Gunther Teubner, Richard Nobles, David Schiff
Anne Barron
Anne Barron

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