Modern jurisprudence : a philosophical guide /

"[This book offers a] guide to modern jurisprudence, offering an examination of the major theories as well as highlighting principal themes such as legality and justice. Together with new material, the second edition explores the historical developments and ideas that give modern thinking its d...

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Main Author: Coyle, Sean
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2017
Edition:Second edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Justice, law and history
  • Origins of the Western jurisprudential tradition
  • Jurisprudence: the classical tradition
  • The emergence of 'modern' political thought
  • Images of law from Grotius to Kant
  • Positive law, positive justice : Hart
  • Justice in the 'real world' : Dworkin
  • Justice and the liberal state : Rawls
  • Justice and the common good : Finnis
  • Justice and legality : Fuller
  • Justice and legal order : further reflections
  • Conclusions?