Methods, theory and philosophy of law

"e;What part of illegal don't you understand?

The source of hospitality lies in the fundamental ethical experiences that make up the fabric of the social lives of people.

The source of hospitality lies in the fundamental ethical experiences that make up the fabric of the social lives of people.

This book elaborates and interrogates the idea of evil corporations from a diverse range of disciplines.

This book brings the insights of theatre theory to law, legal interpretation and the jurisprudential to reshape law as a practice of response and responsibility.

This book brings the insights of theatre theory to law, legal interpretation and the jurisprudential to reshape law as a practice of response and responsibility.

Foucault's challenging view of power and knowledge as the basis for interpreting the international system forms the central themes of this book.

Foucault's challenging view of power and knowledge as the basis for interpreting the international system forms the central themes of this book.

Exploring the relationship between natural law theory and the philosophy of law, Bebhinn Donnelly proposes a new approach to natural law theory - one which addresses some of the tradition's shortcomings and advances further its approach to Hume's dichotomy.

Exploring the relationship between natural law theory and the philosophy of law, Bebhinn Donnelly proposes a new approach to natural law theory - one which addresses some of the tradition's shortcomings and advances further its approach to Hume's dichotomy.

A Study of Mixed Legal Systems: Endangered, Entrenched, or Blended takes the reader on a fascinating voyage of discovery.

Absolute poverty causes about one third of all human deaths, some 18 million annually, and blights billions of lives with hunger and disease.

Absolute poverty causes about one third of all human deaths, some 18 million annually, and blights billions of lives with hunger and disease.

This volume explores recent developments in the theory and practice of accommodating cultural diversity within democratic constitutional orders.

This volume explores recent developments in the theory and practice of accommodating cultural diversity within democratic constitutional orders.

The place of emotion in legal education is rarely discussed or analysed, and we do not have to seek far for the reasons.

The place of emotion in legal education is rarely discussed or analysed, and we do not have to seek far for the reasons.

Bringing together leading scholars in the fields of criminology, international law, philosophy and architectural history and theory, this book examines the interrelationships between architecture and justice, highlighting the provocative and curiously ambiguous juncture between the two.

Bringing together leading scholars in the fields of criminology, international law, philosophy and architectural history and theory, this book examines the interrelationships between architecture and justice, highlighting the provocative and curiously ambiguous juncture between the two.

Law can be seen to consist not only of rules and decisions, but also of a framework of institutions providing a structure that forms the conditions of its workable existence and acceptance.

Law can be seen to consist not only of rules and decisions, but also of a framework of institutions providing a structure that forms the conditions of its workable existence and acceptance.

As the use of human body parts has become increasingly commercialized, a need has arisen for new approaches to regulation that moves beyond the paradigm of altruism.

As the use of human body parts has become increasingly commercialized, a need has arisen for new approaches to regulation that moves beyond the paradigm of altruism.

Following significant changes in the legal profession since the 1980s, how do new organizational forms and actors at the edge of the law impact upon our understanding of the changing nature of the core values of mainstream legal professionalism?

Following significant changes in the legal profession since the 1980s, how do new organizational forms and actors at the edge of the law impact upon our understanding of the changing nature of the core values of mainstream legal professionalism?

The focus of this book is the idea of equality as a moral, political and jurisprudential concept.

The focus of this book is the idea of equality as a moral, political and jurisprudential concept.

In his hugely influential book Discipline and Punish, Foucault used the example of Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon prison as a means of representing the transition from the early modern monarchy to the late modern capitalist state.

In his hugely influential book Discipline and Punish, Foucault used the example of Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon prison as a means of representing the transition from the early modern monarchy to the late modern capitalist state.

Biomedical patents have been the subject of heated debate.

Biomedical patents have been the subject of heated debate.

Advances in modern biotechnology have produced profound and far-reaching implications for the relationship between humans, animals and the environment.

Advances in modern biotechnology have produced profound and far-reaching implications for the relationship between humans, animals and the environment.

Biotechnology and the Challenge of Property addresses the question of how the advancement of property law is capable of controlling the interests generated by the engineering of human tissues.

Biotechnology and the Challenge of Property addresses the question of how the advancement of property law is capable of controlling the interests generated by the engineering of human tissues.

Business networks are an important economic phenomenon of increasing practical importance throughout Europe.

Business networks are an important economic phenomenon of increasing practical importance throughout Europe.

How have national identities changed, developed and reacted in the wake of transition from communism to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe?

How have national identities changed, developed and reacted in the wake of transition from communism to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe?

Over the course of the last four decades as China's ideological realm has been transformed, it has become significantly more complicated.

Over the course of the last four decades as China's ideological realm has been transformed, it has become significantly more complicated.

Enacted in 1860, the Indian Penal Code is the longest serving and one of the most influential criminal codes in the common law world.

Enacted in 1860, the Indian Penal Code is the longest serving and one of the most influential criminal codes in the common law world.

Exploring the advantages and disadvantages of codifying contract law, this book considers the question from the perspectives of both civil and common law systems, referring in detail to issues of international and consumer law.

Exploring the advantages and disadvantages of codifying contract law, this book considers the question from the perspectives of both civil and common law systems, referring in detail to issues of international and consumer law.

The demise of socialism in Southeast Europe coincided with the breakout of wars and genocidal violence against local Muslim populations.

This book examines legal language as a language for special purposes, evaluating the functions and characteristics of legal language and the terminology of law.

This book examines legal language as a language for special purposes, evaluating the functions and characteristics of legal language and the terminology of law.

This book draws on a wide selection of interdisciplinary literature discussing complex adaptive systems - including scholarship from economics, political science, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and religion - to apply general complexity tenets to the institutions, conceptual framework, and theoretical justifications of the copyright system, both in the United States and internationally.

This book draws on a wide selection of interdisciplinary literature discussing complex adaptive systems - including scholarship from economics, political science, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and religion - to apply general complexity tenets to the institutions, conceptual framework, and theoretical justifications of the copyright system, both in the United States and internationally.