Methods, theory and philosophy of law

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International law has recently emerged as the subject-matter of an exciting new field of philosophical investigation.

The international doctrine of human rights is one of the most ambitious parts of the settlement of World War II.

This book is the product of a major British Academy Symposium held in 2007 to mark the centenary of the birth of H.

Natural law theory is controversial today because it presumes that there is a stable 'human nature' that is subject to a 'law.

The past 20 years have seen unparalleled advances in neurobiology, with findings from neuroscience being used to shed light on a range of human activities - many historically the province of those in the humanities and social sciences - aesthetics, emotion, consciousness, music.

The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing.

The book examines one of the most debated issues in current international law: to what extent the international legal system has constitutional features comparable to what we find in national law.

In this book Joseph Raz develops his views on some of the central questions in practical philosophy: legal, political, and moral.

The international doctrine of human rights is one of the most ambitious parts of the settlement of World War II.

The current legal and political context is perhaps more congenial than ever before to considering claims made by minorities for the protection of some aspect of their identity.

Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date surveys of original research in a particular subject area.

Hans Kelsen is commonly considered to be among the founding fathers of modern legal philosophy.

This book is the product of a major British Academy Symposium held in 2007 to mark the centenary of the birth of H.

This classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, has had an enduring impact on academic and public debates about criminal responsibility and criminal punishment.

The concept of causation is fundamental to ascribing moral and legal responsibility for events.

International law has recently emerged as the subject-matter of an exciting new field of philosophical investigation.

Natural law theory is controversial today because it presumes that there is a stable 'human nature' that is subject to a 'law.

We are currently witnessing the global diffusion of multiculturalism, both as a political discourse and as a set of international legal norms.

Traditions of War examines wars and military occupation, and the ideas underlying them.

Margaret Gilbert offers an incisive new approach to a classic problem of political philosophy: when and why should I do what the laws of my country tell me to do?

Probabilistic models have much to offer to philosophy.

On 25 May 1993 the United Nations Security Council took the extraordinary and unprecedented step of deciding to establish the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) as a mechanism for the restoration and maintenance of international peace and security.

Across the globe, the domain of the litigator and the judge has radically expanded, making it increasingly difficult for those who study comparative and international politics, public policy and regulation, or the evolution of new modes of governance to avoid encountering a great deal of law and courts.

Political Obligations provides a full defense of a theory of political obligation based on the principle of fairness (or fair play), which is widely viewed as the strongest theory of obligation currently available.

This book aims to answer the question: 'why, and by what right do some people punish others?

It is often said that one person or society is 'freer' than another, or that people have a right to equal freedom, or that freedom should be increased or even maximized.

The Tanner Lectures on Human Values, which honor the American scholar, industrialist, and philanthropist Obert Clark Tanner, are presented annually at each of nine universities in the United States and Great Britain.

What should we call law when it is not the law of one or several states?

What should we call law when it is not the law of one or several states?

The laws are not silent in war, but what should they say?

The laws are not silent in war, but what should they say?

This book represents a unique endeavor to elucidate the story of Kosovo's unilateral quest for statehood.

This book represents a unique resource about Stewart Macaulay one of the common law world's leading scholars of the law of contract and of the law in action approach to the study of law.

In law, gains, like losses, don't always lie where they fall.

In law, gains, like losses, don't always lie where they fall.

You find yourself in a court of law, accused of having hit someone.

You find yourself in a court of law, accused of having hit someone.

International legal positivism has been crucial to the development of international law since the nineteenth century.

International legal positivism has been crucial to the development of international law since the nineteenth century.

In the past decade, a sense of feminist 'success' has developed within the United Nations and international law, recognized in the Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, the increased jurisprudence on gender based crimes in armed conflict from the ICTR/Y and the ICC, the creation of UN Women, and Security Council sanctions against perpetrators of sexual violence in armed conflict.

In the past decade, a sense of feminist 'success' has developed within the United Nations and international law, recognized in the Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, the increased jurisprudence on gender based crimes in armed conflict from the ICTR/Y and the ICC, the creation of UN Women, and Security Council sanctions against perpetrators of sexual violence in armed conflict.

In The Sovereignty of Law, Trevor Allan presents an accessible introduction to his influential common law constitutional theory - an account of the unwritten constitution as a complex articulation of legal and moral principles.

In The Sovereignty of Law, Trevor Allan presents an accessible introduction to his influential common law constitutional theory - an account of the unwritten constitution as a complex articulation of legal and moral principles.

It is widely acknowledged that insurance has a major impact on the operation of tort and contract law regimes in practice, yet there is little sustained analysis of their interaction.

It is widely acknowledged that insurance has a major impact on the operation of tort and contract law regimes in practice, yet there is little sustained analysis of their interaction.

David Boonin presents a new account of the non-identity problem: a puzzle about our obligations to people who do not yet exist.

Thomas Hobbes wrote extensively about law and was strongly influenced by developments and debates among lawyers of his day.

This book revisits the theory of the sources of international law from the perspective of formalism.

This book revisits the theory of the sources of international law from the perspective of formalism.