A companion to philosophy of law and legal theory / / edited by Dennis Patterson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910139477703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• ISBN: 1-78268-476-X; 1-282-48333-1; 9786612483332; 1-4443-3173-6; 1-4443-2011-4; 1-4443-2012-2
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (706 p.)
• Collana: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
• Altri autori (Persone): PattersonDennis M <1955-> (Dennis Michael)
• Disciplina: 340/.1
• Soggetti: Law - Philosophy; Jurisprudence - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory, Second edition; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Areas of Law; 1: Property Law; 2: Contract; 3: Tort Law; 4: Criminal Law; 5: Public International Law; 6: Constitutional Law and Religion; 7: Constitutional Law and Interpretation; 8: Constitutional Law and Privacy; 9: Constitutional Law and Equality; 10: Evidence; 11: Interpretation of Statutes; 12: Conflict of Laws; Part II: Contemporary Schools and Perspectives; 13: Natural Law Theory; 14: Legal Positivism; 15: American Legal Realism; 16: Critical Legal Studies; 17: Postrealism and Legal Process18: Feminist Jurisprudence; 19: Law and Economics; 20: Legal Formalism; 21: German Legal Philosophy and Theory in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries; 22: Marxist Theory of Law; 23: Deconstruction; 24: Law and Society; 25: Postmodernism; 26: Kantian Legal Philosophy; 27: Legal Pragmatism; Part III: Topics and Disciplines; 28: Law and Its Normativity; 29: Law and Literature; 30: The Duty to Obey the Law; 31: Legal Enforcement of Morality; 32: Indeterminacy; 33: Precedent; 34: Punishment and Responsibility; 35: ; Loyalty; 36: Coherence; 37: The Welfare State; 38: Legal Scholarship39: Authority of Law; 40: Analogical Reasoning; 41: Risk; 42: Regulatory Theory; 43: Methodology; 44: Overcriminalization; 45: Intention; 46: Coercion; 47: Unjust Enrichment; 48: The Ideal of the Rule of Law; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The articles in this new edition of A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory have been updated throughout, and the addition of ten new articles ensures that the volume continues to offer the most up-to-date coverage of current thinking in legal philosophy.Represents the definitive handbook of philosophy of law and contemporary legal theory, invaluable to anyone with an interest in legal philosophyNow features ten entirely new articles, covering the areas of risk, regulatory theory, methodology, overcriminalization, intention, coercion, unjust enrichme