Methods, theory and philosophy of law

Explores the role of international legal scholars in the construction of legal knowledge, looking at examples from the cyberwar debate.

Brings together leading philosophers and legal scholars to explore the practical implications of free will skepticism for law and society.

Caruso argues against retributivism and develops an alternative for addressing criminal behavior that is ethically defensible and practical.

The book brings together 33 state-of-the-art chapters on the import and the pros and cons of legal positivism.

Comprises biographical portraits of leading jurists and judges, assessing the influence of their Christianity.

Moving from monasticism to constitutionalism, and from antinomianism to anarchism, this book reveals law''s connection with love and freedom.

Brings together leading philosophers and legal scholars to explore the practical implications of free will skepticism for law and society.

Exploring blockchain and bitcoin, Magnuson shows how the technology rife with crime and speculation also offers innovation and hope.

Reconceives civil rights as a set of legal guarantees that all will be included in the legal, political, economic and social projects central to civil society.

Aesthetic philosophy and the arts offer an innovative and attractive approach to enhancing international law in support of peace.

Explores the role of international legal scholars in the construction of legal knowledge, looking at examples from the cyberwar debate.

Comprehensive coverage of one of the greatest early-modern thinkers in philosophy, political and legal theory, theology and history.

Humankind must harness capitalism, not quash it, if it wants to save itself from ecological catastrophe.

Comprehensive coverage of one of the greatest early-modern thinkers in philosophy, political and legal theory, theology and history.

Examines different ways of understanding power in copyright, trademark and patent policy.

This volume offers a novel look at the intricate relationship between the cognitive sciences and various dimensions of the law.

Sovereignty, originally the figure of ''sovereign'', then the state, today meets new challenges of globalization and privatization of power.

Asks and answers the hardest questions about the relationship between British Islam and English law using classical pluralist theory.

A wide-ranging comparative and in-depth examination of ancient legal systems and legal thought in ancient Western and Eastern societies.

Moving from monasticism to constitutionalism, and from antinomianism to anarchism, this book reveals law''s connection with love and freedom.

The Nature of International Law provides a comprehensive analytical account of international law within the prototype theory of concepts.

Exploring blockchain and bitcoin, Magnuson shows how the technology rife with crime and speculation also offers innovation and hope.

Humankind must harness capitalism, not quash it, if it wants to save itself from ecological catastrophe.

Reconstructs existing comparative law scholarship into a coherent analytic framework so as to both fend off current charges of theoretical arbitrariness and guide future work.

Discusses natural law as a traditional but highly contested source of canon law.

An original analysis and in-depth historical examination of criminal responsibility in the context of Australian criminal law.

How do lawyers think?

Elaborates and illustrates a radical version of political and social liberalism rooted in a rich understanding of fulfilment and flourishing.

Explores how constitutional orders engage with and are shaped by their exteriors.

The first major scholarly defense of the centrality of the Framers'' intentions in constitutional interpretation to appear in years.

This unifying proposal for understanding distributive justice discourse across cultures sheds light on how best to understand political philosophy.

Introduces students, scholars, and practitioners to the theory and history of the rule of law.

The first volume to explore the role of race and empire in political theory debates over global justice.

Explores how constitutional orders engage with and are shaped by their exteriors.

The first major scholarly defense of the centrality of the Framers'' intentions in constitutional interpretation to appear in years.

Explores the effects in theory and in practice of recent foreign inspired legal reforms in East Asia and Oceania.

This unifying proposal for understanding distributive justice discourse across cultures sheds light on how best to understand political philosophy.

Comprises biographical portraits of leading jurists and judges, assessing the influence of their Christianity.

Profiles nineteen of America''s greatest Christian jurists from the early colonial era to the present day.

Offers a structuralist critique of the relationship between pragmatism and liberalism in American legal thought.

A wide-ranging comparative and in-depth examination of ancient legal systems and legal thought in ancient Western and Eastern societies.

This book argues for a three-dimensional view of law and restates the message of Holmes''s ''The Path of the Law'' for legal educators of today.

This book provides a comprehensive critique of the idea that ''intellectual property'' exists as an object that can be owned.

Tyranny is pervasive.

A theoretical and practical exploration of the constitutional bar against cruel and unusual punishments, excessive bail, and excessive fines.

This is the first book-length study in English of Kant''s legal metaphors, whose philosophical importance has so far been overlooked.

Profiles nineteen of America''s greatest Christian jurists from the early colonial era to the present day.

Shows how Christian leaders before 1000 CE understood law and used normative texts and practices for social order and eternal salvation.

This books highlights the impact of Christianity on the history of law and societal policies in the Low Countries.

How do lawyers think?