Title: The Oxford handbook of jurisprudence and philosophy of law /
Authors: Coleman, Jules L.; Shapiro, Scott; Coleman, Jules L.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Law Philosophy; Jurisprudence; Natural law
Abstract: "The Oxford Handbook of Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law" brings together specially commissioned essays by twenty-seven of the foremost legal theorists currently writing, to provide a state of the art overview of jurisprudential scholarship. Each author presents an account of the contending views and scholarly debates animating their field of enquiry as well as setting the agenda for further study. This landmark publication will be essential reading for anyone working in legal theory and of interest to legal scholars generally, philosophers and legal theorists looking for a way in to understand current jurisprudential thinking.
Contents: 1. Natural law: the classical tradition / John Finnis -- 2. Natural law: the modern tradition / Brian H. Bix -- 3. Exclusive legal positivism / Andrei Marmor -- 4. Inclusive legal positivism / Kenneth Einar Himma -- 5. Formalism / Martin Stone -- 6. Adjudication / William Lucy -- 7. Constitutional and statutory interpretation / Kent Greenawalt -- 8. Mehtodology / Jules L. Coleman -- 9. Legal and political philosophy / Jeremy Waldron -- 10. Authority / Scott J. Shapiro -- 11. Reasons / John Gardner and Timothy macklem -- 12. Rights / F. M. Kamm -- 13. Law and obligations / Leslie Green -- 14. Responsibility / Christopher Kutz -- 15. Philosophy of the common law / Gerald J. Postema -- 16. Philosophy of private law / Benjamin C. Zipursky -- 17. Philosophy of tort law / Arthur Ripstein -- 18. Philosophy of contract law / Jody S. Kraus -- 19. Philosophy of property law / Peter Benson -- 20. Philosophy of criminal law / Larry Alexander -- 21. Philosophy of international law / Allen Buchanan and David Golove -- 22. Law and language / Timothy A. O. Endicott -- 23. Law and objectivity / Brian Leiter -- 24. Law, Sexual Orientation, and Gender / Edward Stein.