Textbook on jurisprudence
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Textbook on jurisprudence
Oxford University Press, 2008
4th ed
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McCoubrey & White's textbook on jurisprudence
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c Estate of Hilaire McCoubrey, Nigel White, J.E.Penner, 2008(Fourth edition) -- t.p. verso
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This textbook provides an introduction to and analysis of the major theories and controversies of jurisprudence. Starting with an overview of the nature of jurisprudence, the author then moves on to examine the content, main protagonists, implications, and problems of the major theories in more detail. In doing so, many of the complexities of jurisprudence are broken down to reveal the fascinating philosophical and academic debates that surround this subject. The admirably clear writing style enables students to gain an appreciation of the many facets of this wide-ranging subject, whilst the new two-colour page layout enhances the user-friendly structure, to allow for easy navigation throughout the text. This is an ideal text for students studying jurisprudence for the first time.
Table of Contents
- 1. What is jurisprudence?
- 2. Classical Natural Law
- 3. Classical Legal Positivism: Bentham, Austin, and Kelsen
- 4. Legal Realism
- 5. Hart: The Critical Project
- 6. Hart's Theory of Law
- 7. The Natural Law Revival: Fuller and Finnis
- 8. Post-Hart Analytical Philosophy of Law: Dworkin and Raz
- 9. Marxist Theories of Law
- 10. Critical Legal Studies
- 11. Postmodern Legal Theory
- 12. Feminist Legal Theory
- 13. The Economic Analysis of Law
- 14. Justice Theory
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