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The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law

Edited by Jules Coleman, Scott Shapiro, and Associate Editor: Kenneth Einar Himma

Price: £42.95 (paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-927097-2
Publication date: 22 January 2004
1064 pages, 246x171 mm
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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'The depth of analysis in most of the essays in the Oxford Handbook is remarkable, as one would expect from such a range of eminent jurisprudential thinkers ... the world of jurisprudence is much the richer for [its] publication.' - The Irish Jurist

Description

One-volume reference work covering the whole of legal theory
Features many of the world's leading theorists
Offers an overview of the contending theories and debates alongside original analysis

The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law brings together specially commissioned essays by twenty-six 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 starting point towards understanding current jurisprudential thinking.

Readership: All scholars and students interested in the philosophy of law and its relationship to political theory and philosophy generally. Academic and Reference Libraries.

Contents

I. Introduction

1. Introduction

II. Jurisprudence

2. Natural Law: The Classical Theory , John Finnis

3. Natural Law Theory: The Modern Tradition , Brian Bix

4. Exclusive Legal Positivism , Andrei Marmor

5. Inclusive Legal Positivism , Ken Himma

6. Methodology , Jules Coleman

7. The Relationship Between Legal and Political Philosophy , Jeremy Waldron

8. Authority , Scott Shapiro

9. Rights , Frances Kamm

10. Reasons, Reasoning, Reasonableness , John Gardner and Timothy Macklem

11. Legal Formalism: The Task of Judgement , Martin Stone

12. Law and Obligation , Leslie Green

13. Adjudication , William Lucy

14. Statutory and Constitutional Interpretation , Ken Greenawalt

III. Philosophy and Law

15. Law and Language , Timothy A. O. Endicott

16. Law and Objectivity , Brian Leiter

17. Sexual Orientation and the Law: A Critique of Two Arguments for Lesbian and Gay Rights , Edward Stein

IV. Philosophy of Law

18. Responsibility , Christopher Kutz

19. Torts , Arthur Ripstein

20. The Methodological Commitments of Contemporary Contract Theory , Jody Kraus

21. ThePhilosophy of Criminal Law , Larry Alexander

22. The Idea of Property in Private Law , Peter Benson

23. The Philosophy of International Law , Allen Buchanan and David Golove

24. The Philosophy of the Common Law , Gerald Postema

25. Private Rights of Action, Civil Recourse, and Private Law , Benjamin C. Zipursky

Authors, editors, and contributors

Edited by Jules Coleman, Yale Law School,
Scott Shapiro, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, and
Associate Editor: Kenneth Einar Himma

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