Understanding jurisprudence :
Wacks, Raymond
Understanding jurisprudence : an introduction to legal theory / Raymond Wacks - Fifth edition - Oxford ; New York, NY ; India : Oxford University Press, c2017 [reprinted 2018] - xvii, 407 pages ; illustrations : 25 cm.
Previous edition: 2015
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What's it all about? -- Natural law and morality -- Classical legal positivism -- Modern legal positivism -- Law and moral legitimacy -- Legal realism -- Law and social theory -- Historical and anthropological jurisprudence -- Theories of justice -- Rights -- Why obey the law? -- Why punish? -- Critical legal theory -- Feminist theory -- Jurisprudence understood?
Understanding Jurisprudence provides an illuminating and engaging introduction to the central questions of legal theory. It is the perfect starting point for those new to the subject.
9780198806011 (pbk.) 0198806019 (pbk.) 9780198828815
2017952240
340.1
Understanding jurisprudence : an introduction to legal theory / Raymond Wacks - Fifth edition - Oxford ; New York, NY ; India : Oxford University Press, c2017 [reprinted 2018] - xvii, 407 pages ; illustrations : 25 cm.
Previous edition: 2015
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What's it all about? -- Natural law and morality -- Classical legal positivism -- Modern legal positivism -- Law and moral legitimacy -- Legal realism -- Law and social theory -- Historical and anthropological jurisprudence -- Theories of justice -- Rights -- Why obey the law? -- Why punish? -- Critical legal theory -- Feminist theory -- Jurisprudence understood?
Understanding Jurisprudence provides an illuminating and engaging introduction to the central questions of legal theory. It is the perfect starting point for those new to the subject.
9780198806011 (pbk.) 0198806019 (pbk.) 9780198828815
2017952240
340.1