Consequences of modernity in contemporary legal theory
By: edited by Eugene E. Dais, Roberta Kevelson, Jan M. Van Dunné ; preface by Dieter Wyduckel.
Contributors: Dais, Eugene E.; Kevelson, Roberta.; Dunné, J. M. van.
Series: Rechtstheorie -- 19
Publisher: Duncker & Humblot
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9783428092406
Subjects: Law -- Philosophy -- Congresses.; Postmodernism -- Congresses.; Rechtstheorie.; Moderniteit.; Postmodernisme.; Democratie.; Bio-ethiek.; Feminisme.
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Partial proceedings of the 17th World Congress of the International Association of Legal and Social Philosophy held in Bologna from 16th to 21st June 1995.

With: Changing structures in modern legal systems and the legal state ideology. Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, c1998. Bound subsequent to publication.

Includes bibliographical references.

English and French; preface in German.
Table of contents: title: Nature, Raison et Révélation dans la Philosophie du droit des Auteurs Sunnites / Yadh Ben Achour; title: On everyday corruption in politics. legal-psychological considerations concerning a problem of modern politial culture / Raimund Jakob; title: Democracy versus theocracy in Israel / Angelo Juffrans and Oscar Mohl; title: On the evil influence religion exerts upon the law, and the benign rule of custon in Talmudic jurisprudence / Burton M. Leiser; title: Rights and new fundamentalisms. new essays in toleration / Robert C.L. Moffat; title: Ethics, democratic reason and law / José de Sousa e Brito; title: Democracy: the message from Athens / Elizabeth Wolgast; title: Postmodernism, political philosophy and philosophy of law / Ana Julia Bozo De Carmona; title: Iusphilosophical understanding of postmodernity (a trialistic perspective) / Miguel Angel Ciuro Caldani; title: Legal postmodrnization / Brendan J Edgeworth; title: The postmodern frontiers of law: regionalism, globalisation and crime / David Nelken; title: Information and human liberty / Ota Weinberger; title: Post-modernism and sociological-juridical theories / Simona Andrini; title: Some challenges to law through post-modern thought / André-Jean Arnaud; title: Legal realism in Italy / Silvana Castignone and Carla Faralli; title: Deconstruction and legal theory / Françoise Michaut; title: Law and the science of chaos at the end of the 20th century and beyond / Alfred S. Neely; title: Singular probabilistic causation in the law / Mark Parascandola; title: La bioéthique: un domaine de confrontation et d'opposition entre "modernité" et "post-modernité" / Patrizia Borsellino; title: Genetic and technological transformations and the station of the law / Richard A. L. Gambitta; title: Law, technology and the environment: a challenge to the great dichotomies in western rationality / François Ost; title: On global environmental ethics. the uneasy case for international preservation of the rainforest / Juha Räikkä; title: Legislation, bioethics, judgement / Jacob Dahl Rendtorff; title: Law, technology and the environment / Michael Arthur Simon; title: Men, nature and world view / Mark Van Hoecke; title: Old rights and new medical technology / Carl Wellman; title: (Dé)Colonisation Culturelle ou "l'Habitude de Singer tout ce qui Est Étranger"" Réflexions sur le postmodernisme dans un pays tropical / Wanda Capeller; title: Typologies of access to justice in Colombia (1976-1995) / Miguel Angel Herrera Zgaib; title: Shall we need a new law for the 21st century? / Valentin Petev; title: New regional and territorial arrangement policy in Columbia / Luis Villar Borda; title: Time and work - private and public / Letizia Gianformaggio; title: In the right time. the end of the woman-identity in law or equality as the right to differ / Marjet J. Gunning; title: Feminist morality and rights / Virginia Held; title: Poetic (in)justice: women, relationships and nervous shock law / Barbara Ann Hocking and Alison Smith; title: Motherhood, equality and legal change / Patricia Smith; title: Women's rights in Lithuanian constitution / Alina Zvinkliene.