1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465724403321

Autore

Murphy Mark C

Titolo

Philosophy of law [[electronic resource] /] / Mark C. Murphy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

1-118-00810-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Collana

Fundamentals of philosophy ; ; 2

Disciplina

340/.1

Soggetti

Law

Electronic books.

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

Analytical fundamentals : the concept of law -- Normative fundamentals : the basic roles of paradigmatic legal systems -- The aims of law -- The nature and aims of the criminal law -- The nature and aims of tort law -- Challenging the law.

Sommario/riassunto

The Philosophy of Law is a broad-reaching text that guides readers through the basic analytical and normative issues in the field, highlighting key historical and contemporary thinkers and offering a unified treatment of the various issues in the philosophy of law. Enlivened with numerous, everyday examples to illustrate various concepts of law. Employs the idea of three central commonplaces about law - that law is a social matter, that law is authoritative, and that law is for the common good - to organize seemingly disparate topics and to bring rival views into



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459031303321

Titolo

The debate on the Trial of the Templars, 1307-1314 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jochen Burgtorf, Paul Crawford, Helen Nicholson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010

ISBN

1-317-03631-X

1-317-03630-1

1-282-70144-4

9786612701443

1-4094-1009-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (426 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BurgtorfJochen

CrawfordPaul

NicholsonHelen

Disciplina

345.44/0288

Soggetti

Trials (Heresy) - France

Trials (Heresy) - Europe - History

Inquisition - Europe - History

Hospitalers - History - To 1500

Military religious orders - History - To 1500

Grail - Legends - History and criticism

Electronic books.

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

Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; Maps; Preface; Introduction; Part IBefore the Trial; Part IIThe Trial in France; Part IIIThe Trial in the Iberian Peninsula; Part IV The Trial in the British Isles; Part VThe Trial in Other Countries; Part VIGeneral Aspects and the Aftermath; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Indexes

Sommario/riassunto

In October 1307, all the brothers of the military-religious order of the Temple in France were arrested on the instructions of King Philip IV and charged with heresy and other crimes. In 1312, Pope Clement V, at the Council of Vienne, dissolved the order. Seven centuries later there is



still hot debate about the causes of this notorious affair, its course, and its aftermath. This book collects the research of both junior and senior scholars from around the world to establish the current state of scholarship and identify areas for new research. Individual chapters examine the background to the