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.
By:
Anne Barron (Lecturer in Law LSE),
Hugh Collins (Professor of English Law,
LSE),
Emily Jackson (Senior Lecturer in Law,
LSE),
Nicola Lacey,
FBA (Professor of Criminal Law,
LSE),
Robert Reiner (Professor of Criminology,
LSE)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 171mm,
Spine: 43mm
Weight: 1.846kg
ISBN: 9780406946782
ISBN 10: 0406946787
Pages: 1194
Publication Date: 13 September 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
James Penner, Professor of Property Law, University College London David Schiff, Reader in Law, LSE Richard Nobles, Reader in Law, LSE 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 Gunther Teubner, Professor of Private Law and Legal Sociology, University of Frankfurt, Visiting Centennial Professor, LSE
