Understanding jurisprudence : an introduction to legal theory / Raymond Wacks
Material type: TextPublication 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
- 340.1 22
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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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