Jurisprudence
Subtitle: Themes and Concepts
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge Cavendish
Published: September 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781859418154
Subjects: Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; General; Law / General; General Practice; Jurisprudence; Philosophy; Political aspects
Description: "This new book takes an innovative and novel approach to the study of jurisprudence. Drawing together a range of specialists, making original contributions, it provides a summary, analysis, and critique of basic themes in, and major contributions to, the study of jurisprudence. The book explores issues and ideas in jurisprudence in a way that integrates them with legal study more broadly, avoiding the tendency in recent years for the subject to become overly inward-looking, specialist and technical, leaving students and the subject adrift. It picks up mid-range concepts such as rights, sovereignty, and adjudication and charts their interrelation and uses in law and legal theory. The approach taken to the subject is an interdisciplinary one, and involves making linkages with contemporary issues in political and social theory, such as the changing role of the state, forms of dispute resolution and the courts. It also addresses topics not normally covered, or covered only indirectly in other jurisprudence textbooks, such as globalisation and legal culture. Its coverage is therefore broad and links legal, political, philosophical, and social analysis." -- Publisher's information.