The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law

The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law

ISBN-10:
019927097X
ISBN-13:
9780199270972
Pub. Date:
04/08/2004
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019927097X
ISBN-13:
9780199270972
Pub. Date:
04/08/2004
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law

The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law

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Overview

One of the first volumes in the new series of prestigious Oxford Handbooks, The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law brings together specially commissioned essays by twenty-seven of the foremost legal theorists currently writing, to provide a state of the art overview of jurisprudential scholarship. Each author presents an account of the contending views and scholarly debates animating their field of enquiry as well as setting the agenda for further study. This landmark publication will be essential reading for anyone working in legal theory and of interest to legal scholars generally, philosophers and legal theorists looking for a way in to understand current jurisprudential thinking.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199270972
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 04/08/2004
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 1064
Product dimensions: 9.77(w) x 6.72(h) x 2.22(d)

About the Author

Jules Coleman is Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence, Yale University

Scott Shapiro is Assistant Professor of Law, Yeshiva University Kenneth Himma is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Seattle Pacific University

Table of Contents

Notes on the Contributors
1: John Finnis: Natural Law: The Classical Tradition
2: Brian H. Bix: Natural Law: The Modern Tradition
3: Andrei Marmor: Exclusive Legal Positivism
4: Kenneth Eimar Himma: Inclusive Legal Positivism
5: Martin Stone: Formalism
6: William Lucy: Adjudication
7: Kent Greenawalt: Constitutional and Statutory Interpretation
8: Jules L. Coleman: Methodology
9: Jeremy Waldron: Legal and Political Philosophy
10: Scott J. Shapiro: Authority
11: John Gardner and Timothy Macklem: Reasons
12: F. M. Kamm: Rights
13: Leslie Green: Law and Obligations
14: Christopher Kutz: Responsibility
15: Gerald J. Postema: Philosophy of the Common Law
16: Benjamin C. Zipursky: Philosophy of Private Law
17: Arthur Ripstein: Philosophy of Tort Law
18: Jody S. Kraus: Philosophy of Contract Law
19: Peter Benson: Philosophy of Property Law
20: Larry Alexander: The Philosophy of Criminal Law
21: Allen Buchanan and David Golove: Philosophy of International Law
22: Timothy A.O. Endicott: Law and Language
23: Brian Leiter: Law and Objectivity
24: Edward Stein: Law, Sexual Orientation, and Gender
Index
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