Methods, theory and philosophy of law

Marrying legal doctrine from five pioneering and conversant jurisdictions with contemporary political philosophy, this book provides a general theory of discrimination law.

Marrying legal doctrine from five pioneering and conversant jurisdictions with contemporary political philosophy, this book provides a general theory of discrimination law.

We subject others and are ourselves subjected to risk all the time - risk permeates life.

We subject others and are ourselves subjected to risk all the time - risk permeates life.

The Euro-Crisis and the legal and institutional responses to it have had important constitutional implications on the architecture of the European Union (EU).

The Euro-Crisis and the legal and institutional responses to it have had important constitutional implications on the architecture of the European Union (EU).

The question of the sources of international law inevitably raises some well-known scholarly controversies: where do the rules of international law come from?

The question of the sources of international law inevitably raises some well-known scholarly controversies: where do the rules of international law come from?

Popular sovereignty - the doctrine that the public powers of state originate in a concessive grant of power from "e;the people"e; - is the cardinal doctrine of modern constitutional theory, placing full constitutional authority in the people at large, rather than in the hands of judges, kings, or a political elite.

Popular sovereignty - the doctrine that the public powers of state originate in a concessive grant of power from "e;the people"e; - is the cardinal doctrine of modern constitutional theory, placing full constitutional authority in the people at large, rather than in the hands of judges, kings, or a political elite.

Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility is a series of volumes presenting outstanding new work on a set of connected themes, investigating such questions as: What does it mean to be an agent?

In The Dual Penal State, Markus Dubber addresses the rampant use of penal power in Western liberal democracies.

In The Dual Penal State, Markus Dubber addresses the rampant use of penal power in Western liberal democracies.

The intersection between law and neuroscience has been a focus of intense research for the past decade, as an unprecedented amount of attention has been triggered by the increased use of neuroscientific evidence in courts.

The intersection between law and neuroscience has been a focus of intense research for the past decade, as an unprecedented amount of attention has been triggered by the increased use of neuroscientific evidence in courts.

The Interpretation of International Law by Domestic Courts assesses the growing role of domestic courts in the interpretation of international law.

This book investigates law's interaction with practical reasons.

This book investigates law's interaction with practical reasons.

While the role of comparative law in the courts was previously only an exception, foreign sources are now increasingly becoming a source of law in regular use in supreme and constitutional courts.

While the role of comparative law in the courts was previously only an exception, foreign sources are now increasingly becoming a source of law in regular use in supreme and constitutional courts.

The Criminalization series arose from an interdisciplinary investigation into criminalization, focussing on the principles that might guide decisions about what kinds of conduct should be criminalized, and the forms that criminalization should take.

The Criminalization series arose from an interdisciplinary investigation into criminalization, focussing on the principles that might guide decisions about what kinds of conduct should be criminalized, and the forms that criminalization should take.

We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalization: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive.

We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalization: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive.

Rights, Wrongs, and Injustices is the first comprehensive account of the scope, foundations, and structure of remedial law in common law jurisdictions.

Rights, Wrongs, and Injustices is the first comprehensive account of the scope, foundations, and structure of remedial law in common law jurisdictions.

Despite nearly sixty years of European integration, neither nations nor national loyalties have withered away.

Despite nearly sixty years of European integration, neither nations nor national loyalties have withered away.

We live in a moral world in which reasons come in different kinds as well as different weights, so that the claims of one reason upon us are often different from but no greater than the claims of some other reason.

We live in a moral world in which reasons come in different kinds as well as different weights, so that the claims of one reason upon us are often different from but no greater than the claims of some other reason.

The Interpretation of International Law by Domestic Courts assesses the growing role of domestic courts in the interpretation of international law.

This book presents a theoretical examination of the rise and expansion of preventive criminal offences that has gained momentum in Anglo-American criminal justice since the late-twentieth century.

This book presents a theoretical examination of the rise and expansion of preventive criminal offences that has gained momentum in Anglo-American criminal justice since the late-twentieth century.

This is the inaugural volume of Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy.

Eugenio Bulygin is a distinguished representative of legal science and legal philosophy as they are known on the European continent - no accident, given the role of the civil law tradition in his home country, Argentina.

Eugenio Bulygin is a distinguished representative of legal science and legal philosophy as they are known on the European continent - no accident, given the role of the civil law tradition in his home country, Argentina.

International lawyers have long recognised the importance of interpretation to their academic discipline and professional practice.

International lawyers have long recognised the importance of interpretation to their academic discipline and professional practice.

The right to security of person is widely recognized but little understood.

The right to security of person is widely recognized but little understood.

Building Better Beings presents a new theory of moral responsibility.

The Criminalization series arose from an interdisciplinary investigation into criminalization, focussing on the principles that might guide decisions about what kinds of conduct should be criminalized, and the forms that criminalization should take.

The Criminalization series arose from an interdisciplinary investigation into criminalization, focussing on the principles that might guide decisions about what kinds of conduct should be criminalized, and the forms that criminalization should take.

Two fish are swimming in a pond.

Two fish are swimming in a pond.

Democratic equality entails a principle that everyone whose basic interests are affected by policies should be included in the process of making them.

We often talk about groups believing, knowing, and testifying.

The Function of Law in the International Community, first published in 1933, is one of the seminal works on international law.

HLA Hart's The Concept of Law is one of the most influential works of philosophy of the twentieth century, redefining the field of legal philosophy and introducing generations of students to philosophical reflection on the nature of law.

Debate has long been waged over the morality of capital punishment, with standard arguments in its favour being marshalled against familiar arguments that oppose the practice.