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Understanding jurisprudence : an introduction to legal theory / Raymond Wacks

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York, NY ; India : Oxford University Press, c2017 [reprinted 2018]Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xvii, 407 pages ; illustrations : 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780198806011 (pbk.)
  • 0198806019 (pbk.)
  • 9780198828815
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.1 22
Contents:
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?
Summary: 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.
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Book Book Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks 340.1 WAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 3010033206
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Book Book Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks 340.1 WAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 3010034235
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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.

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