By Anne Barron, Hugh Collins, Emily Jackson, Nicola L

Description

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.

Contents

Part I.

1. Approaches to Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, and the Philosophy of Law , James Penner, David Schiff, Richard Nobles

2. The Evolution of Natural Law , Richard Nobles and David Schiff

3. Debating with Natural Law: the Emergence of Legal Positivism , Richard Nobles and David Schiff

4. Modern Positivism: H L A Hart and Analytical Jurisprudence , Nicola Lacey

5. Modern Positivism: Kelson\\\'s Pure Theory of Law , David Schiff

6. Classical Social Theory and Law , Robert Reiner

7. Law as Politics: Progressive American Perspectives , Hugh Collins

8. Law and Adjudication: Dworkin\\\'s Critique of Positivism , James Penner

9. Law as Integrity: Dworkin\\\'s Interpretive Turn , James Penner

10. The Current Debate: The Semantic Sting, \\\'Soft Positivism\\\', and the Authority of Law according to Raz , James Penner

Introducing Part II.

Extensions and Negations

11. Disobedience , David Schiff

12. Punishment , James Penner

13. Hohfeld and the Analysis of Rights , Hamish Ross

14. Legal Reasoning , James Penner

15. Justice , Robert Reiner

16. Introducing Feminist Legal Theory , Emily Jackson and Nicola Lacey

17. Economic Analysis of Law , Richard Nobles

18. The Autonomy of Law: An Introduction to Legal Autopoiesis , Gunther Teubner, Richard Nobles, David Schiff

19. Foucault and Law , Anne Barron

20. (Legal) Reason and its \\\'Others\\\': Some Recent Developments in Legal Theory , Anne Barron

Appendix: A Note to Teachers

Bibliography

Index

Authors, editors, and contributors

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, Senior Lecturer in Law, LSE,

David Schiff, Reader in Law, LSE, and

Richard Nobles, Reader in Law, LSE

Published Year: 2002 Format: Paper Back ISBN: 978-0-406-94678-2 Publisher: Oxford University Press No of Pages: 1216 Our Price: £ 33.99 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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