A Dictionary of Legal Theory

ISBN-13: 9780199244621 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 227 str.

Brian Bix

Opis

Modern legal theory contains a wide range of approaches and topics: from economic analysis of law to feminist legal theory to traditional analytical legal philosophy to a range of theories about justice. This healthy variety of jurisprudential work has created a problem: students and theorists working in one tradition may have difficulty understanding the concepts and terminology of a different tradition. This book works to make terminology and ways of thinking accessible.
This dictionary covers topics from the 'autonomy of law' to the 'will theory of rights', from 'autopoiesis' to 'wealth maximization', and from 'John Austin' to 'Ludwig Wittgenstein'. The most important concepts and ideas are presented in a simple dictionary format. There are also many longer entries, where the initial definition gives an accessible explanation, but the entry goes on to give more detailed information about the history of an idea and the debates currently surrounding it.

Recenzje

...a pleasure to read and an eminently suitable source of basic information about topics and trends in legal theory and philosophy...his clear accounts and explanations of legal theoretical concepts and controversies by no means "dumb down" the result...[a] rare dictionary that one easily could and indeed should read from cover to cover to enjoy the full extent of its value...A Dictionary of Legal Theory offers high value to a wide audience, including scholars in law and other disciplines, students, and interested readers. Professors will want to assign it to their introductory courses in legal philosophy, and librarians will employ it at their reference desks.

O autorze

Brian Bix is Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophyat the University of Minnesota.