General jurisprudence
Subtitle: law from a global perspective
By: William Twining.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521505932
Subjects: Jurisprudence.; Law -- Philosophy.; Law and globalization.; Legal positivism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Jurisprudence, globalisation and the discipline of law : the need for a new general jurisprudence; title: Analytical jurisprudence in a global context; title: Mapping law : families, civilisations, cultures, and traditions; title: Constructing conceptions of law : beyond Hart, Tamanaha and Llewellyn; title: Normative jurisprudence, utilitarianism, and theories of justice; title: Human rights as moral, political and legal rights; title: Meeting the challenges to human rights as moral rights: Griffin, Tasioulas and Sen; title: Empirical dimensions of law and justice; title: Diffusion of law: a global perspective; title: Surface law; title: Is law important? : law and the millennium development goals; title: The significance of non-state law; title: Human rights : southern voices; title: Conclusion; title: Some basic concepts; title: Elusive isms : instrumentalism, pluralism, scientism, realism; title: Law teaching as a vocation.