Methods, theory and philosophy of law

Explains how America adopted the widely deplored Sedition Act of 1798 and how it undermined the political ideals of the American Revolution.

Arkes re-examines legal cases and concepts long thought settled, finding that their meaning is far less clear than commonly accepted.

Develops a theory of tort law integrating deontic and consequential approaches by applying justificational analysis to identify its factors, circumstances, and values.

This contextual reconstruction of Kelsen''s international law theory analyses the continuing relevance of Kelsenian formalism in international law.

Examines the views of the German Idealists on punishment, and traces their gradual move in favour of deterrence and resocialisation.

Examines developments in sources of public international law and those in some primary rules of law international institutions created by these processes.

The book is the most comprehensive in its area and analyses many jurisdictions that have received little attention.

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Provides a critical and theoretically informed analysis of the leading case-law on the compatibility of primary legislation with the HRA.

Conscience and the Common Good reframes the debate about conscience by bringing its relational dimension into focus.

This commentary explains the Doctrine of Right, analyzing Kant''s terminology, method and ideas in the light of his intellectual environment.

This volume offers a historical-juridical foundation for the development of an innovative and truly global legal system.

This important new work elaborates and defends an account of the political morality of liberal democracy.

A review and analysis of existing scholarship on the different national traditions and on the various modes and subjects of law and humanities.

Mirrors of Justice is a groundbreaking study of the meanings of and possibilities for justice in the contemporary world.

Gary Chartier elaborates a version of economic justice rooted in the natural law tradition.

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This book addresses the ethics of Situational Crime Prevention (SCP).

This important new work elaborates and defends an account of the political morality of liberal democracy.

A review and analysis of existing scholarship on the different national traditions and on the various modes and subjects of law and humanities.

Mirrors of Justice is a groundbreaking study of the meanings of and possibilities for justice in the contemporary world.

This anthology introduces the ideas of four jurists who present distinct ''Southern'' perspectives on human rights.

This book considers how judicial review can be improved to strike the appropriate balance between legislative and judicial power.

Gary Chartier elaborates a version of economic justice rooted in the natural law tradition.

This collection brings together in translation the finest postwar German-language scholarship on Kant''s moral and legal philosophy.

This book asks whether officials can be moral and still follow the law, answering that the law requires them to do so.

An assessment of the impact of asylum on the integrity of the rule of law in five common law jurisdictions.

Explores how the distribution of costs and benefits determine our intuition about fairness to provide a balanced look at the psychology of justice.

Original essays by 38 leading legal theorists mark the 75th anniversary of Karl Llewellyn''s essay ''On Philosophy in American Law.

This book presents a comprehensive theory of a culpability-based criminal law.

Radically rethinks the relationship between liberty and democracy, and identifies the concept of rights as a threat to democratic debate.

This book explores the implications of globalisation for the theoretical study of law, justice, and human rights.

The book is the most comprehensive in its area and analyses many jurisdictions that have received little attention.

In this book, an international team of scholars analyse the common law through three of its classic themes: rules, reasoning and constitutionalism.

This book examines the patriarchal nature of fundamental Christianity and offers a critique of the new natural lawyers'' school of thought.

A rich and intriguing contribution to the debate over punishment and restorative justice.

Tort Wars tracks the range of social conflicts, analyzing the adequacy of law''s tools and standards.

This book addresses key issues in contemporary theory, including the nature of interpretation of bills of rights and the legitimacy and justification of judicial review.

In this volume, Larry May locates a normative grounding for the crime of aggression.

This book defends the proposition that there are no special forms of reasoning peculiar to law.

The legal status of posthumous interests is analysed in three areas of medico-legal context.

I Was Wrong asks philosophical questions regarding the moral meaning of apologies.

This book asks why it is morally permissible for the state to punish people for breaking the law.

This book presents an analysis of the sociology of law, combining theory with a range of empirical issues.

This book considers the challenges of constitution-making when gender equity and agency are goals.

Walton provides an introduction to argumentation theory and artificial intelligence as applied to the analysis and evaluation of witness testimony.

This book questions the effectiveness and legitimacy of rights-based judicial review by constitutional courts.

A wide-ranging collection of essays from a leading scholar of legal ethics.

Brings a distinctive approach to bear on topics such as guilt, punishment and self-respect.

The book juxtaposes economic analysis with moral philosophy, political theory, egalitarianism, and other methodological principles.