General jurisprudence : understanding law from a global perspective /

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Main Author: Twining, William L
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009
Series:Law in context
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245 1 0 |a General jurisprudence :  |b understanding law from a global perspective /  |c William Twining 
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300 |a xxiii, 517 p. ;  |c 26 cm 
490 1 |a Law in context 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [452]-504) and index 
505 0 |a Jurisprudence, globalisation and the discipline of law : the need for a new general jurisprudence -- Analytical jurisprudence in a global context -- Mapping law : families, civilisations, cultures, and traditions -- Constructing conceptions of law : beyond Hart, Tamanaha and Llewellyn -- Normative jurisprudence, utilitarianism, and theories of justice -- Human rights as moral, political and legal rights -- Meeting the challenges to human rights as moral rights: Griffin, Tasioulas and Sen -- Empirical dimensions of law and justice -- Diffusion of law: a global perspective -- Surface law -- Is law important? : law and the millennium development goals -- The significance of non-state law -- Human rights : southern voices -- Conclusion -- Some basic concepts -- Elusive isms : instrumentalism, pluralism, scientism, realism -- Law teaching as a vocation 
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650 0 |a Law and globalization 
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